Russia · A2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
Creator: Visa Status

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A2 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

That is 22 fewer than in January 2026 (32) — -68.8%.

A2 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-68.8% vs January 2026 (32)-50.0% vs February 2025 (20)

All published months together: 6,330

Russia · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025994
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	28	32	+14.3%
February	20	10	-50.0%
March	68	–	–
April	50	–	–
May	16	–	–
June	112	–	–
July	31	–	–
August	397	–	–
September	126	–	–
October	21	–	–
November	17	–	–
December	108	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · A2

Busiest month: September (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%

5.9%

9.1%

5.8%

5.6%

12.1%

8.3%

9.6%

13.8%

6.9%

4.5%

10.8%

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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 · A2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	113
Apr '17	124
May '17	123
Jun '17	91
Jul '17	89
Aug '17	103
Sep '17	94
Oct '17	129
Nov '17	76
Dec '17	36
Jan '18	142
Feb '18	50
Mar '18	116
Apr '18	67

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	108	32	10
Total	108	32	10

Russia · A2

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