Russia · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
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O1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (29) — -41.4%.

O1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-41.4% vs January 2026 (29)-51.4% vs February 2025 (35)

All published months together: 3,252

Russia · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	29	29	+0.0%
February	35	17	-51.4%
March	28	–	–
April	28	–	–
May	19	–	–
June	21	–	–
July	36	–	–
August	27	–	–
September	26	–	–
October	27	–	–
November	17	–	–
December	15	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · O1

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	41
Apr '17	24
May '17	29
Jun '17	40
Jul '17	36
Aug '17	48
Sep '17	45
Oct '17	38
Nov '17	28
Dec '17	30
Jan '18	28
Feb '18	33
Mar '18	38
Apr '18	47

Russia · O1

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