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Russia · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026
10

That is 18 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — -64.3%.

P1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-64.3% vs January 2026 (28)-41.2% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 3,548

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Russia · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 202628
  • Feb 202610
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  • Jan 2026 is 18 (180.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 102810
Total102810
Total visas issued
314
Latest 12 months · Russia · P1
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181416132953583629102810
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B232,985
  2. C1/D3,136
  3. F11,769
  4. A2988
  5. J1753
  6. L2502

Russia · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025316
  • 202638
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January2328 +21.7%
February1710 -41.2%
March18––
April14––
May16––
June13––
July29––
August53––
September58––
October36––
November29––
December10––

When is it busy? Russia · P1

Busiest month: January (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Russia · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial458
2019 1,456
2020 187
2021 162
2022 322
2023 329
2024 280
2025 316
2026 partial38