Russia · F1

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

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F1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

That is 22 fewer than in January 2026 (36) — -61.1%.

F1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-61.1% vs January 2026 (36)-66.7% vs February 2025 (42)

All published months together: 27,846

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Russia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	74	36	-51.4%
February	42	14	-66.7%
March	60	–	–
April	97	–	–
May	273	–	–
June	324	–	–
July	415	–	–
August	346	–	–
September	73	–	–
October	22	–	–
November	38	–	–
December	71	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · F1

Busiest month: July (17.9% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.0%

3.4%

3.6%

3.9%

9.7%

15.7%

17.9%

17.8%

5.5%

4.1%

5.1%

8.3%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	113
Apr '17	172
May '17	329
Jun '17	868
Jul '17	1,200
Aug '17	937
Sep '17	270
Oct '17	80
Nov '17	87
Dec '17	323
Jan '18	109
Feb '18	74
Mar '18	150
Apr '18	161

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