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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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M1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026
5

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +150.0%.

M1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+150.0% vs January 2026 (2)▲+400.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 301

Russia · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202536
  • 20267
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Month20252026Change
January22▲ +0.0%
February15▲ +400.0%
March2––
April1––
May7––
June1––
July1––
August2––
September8––
October4––
November4––
December3––

When is it busy? Russia · M1

Busiest month: August (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.2%
9.0%
9.3%
3.3%
7.9%
6.3%
8.6%
11.7%
10.2%
8.4%
7.7%
7.4%
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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.557.510Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '173
May '172
Jun '179
Jul '172
Aug '176
Sep '175
Oct '173
Nov '173
Dec '175
Jan '182
Feb '182
Mar '185
Apr '182
May '182
Jun '185
Jul '1810
Aug '186
Sep '181
Oct '183
Nov '182
Dec '182
Jan '196
Feb '193
Mar '192
Apr '193
May '195
Jun '197
Jul '196
Aug '194
Sep '191
Oct '196
Nov '193
Dec '193
Jan '206
Feb '204
Mar '206
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '211
Mar '214
Apr '213
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '216
Aug '217
Sep '214
Oct '215
Nov '211
Dec '215
Jan '223
Feb '225
Mar '220
Apr '221
May '221
Jun '222
Jul '222
Aug '221
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '224
Dec '221
Jan '231
Feb '231
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '234
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '235
Sep '234
Oct '231
Nov '232
Dec '231
Jan '242
Feb '242
Mar '243
Apr '240
May '241
Jun '243
Jul '240
Aug '243
Sep '246
Oct '241
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '252
Feb '251
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '257
Jun '251
Jul '251
Aug '252
Sep '258
Oct '254
Nov '254
Dec '253
Jan '262
Feb '265

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Russia · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
330% of selected
Jan 2026
220% of selected
Feb 2026
550% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 325
Total325