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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sierra Leone · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Sierra Leone · February 2026
0

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F1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 1,013

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Sierra Leone · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202536
  • 20260
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January40▼ -100.0%
February20▼ -100.0%
March7––
April16––
May6––
June1––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October0––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Sierra Leone · F1

Busiest month: July (19.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.6%
4.1%
5.2%
8.0%
8.1%
6.9%
19.5%
14.1%
3.4%
4.0%
5.9%
9.2%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Sierra Leone · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '179
May '176
Jun '1711
Jul '1712
Aug '177
Sep '175
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '177
Jan '188
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '18
0
May '184
Jun '185
Jul '184
Aug '186
Sep '181
Oct '181
Nov '184
Dec '186
Jan '1910
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '192
May '197
Jun '194
Jul '1920
Aug '1916
Sep '191
Oct '193
Nov '196
Dec '197
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '202
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '212
Mar '211
Apr '215
May '214
Jun '213
Jul '2142
Aug '2113
Sep '2114
Oct '211
Nov '217
Dec '2120
Jan '2212
Feb '220
Mar '2212
Apr '2211
May '2212
Jun '2216
Jul '2264
Aug '2226
Sep '223
Oct '2232
Nov '2216
Dec '2249
Jan '2316
Feb '234
Mar '2310
Apr '237
May '2321
Jun '2332
Jul '2345
Aug '2336
Sep '2316
Oct '2310
Nov '2314
Dec '2322
Jan '2412
Feb '245
Mar '245
Apr '2410
May '2422
Jun '2423
Jul '2454
Aug '2437
Sep '245
Oct '2415
Nov '241
Dec '244
Jan '254
Feb '252
Mar '257
Apr '2516
May '256
Jun '251
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260
Total visas issued
1
Latest 12 months · Sierra Leone · F1 · June
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Sierra Leone · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
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