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Spain · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Spain · February 2026
33

That is 7 fewer than in January 2026 (40) — -17.5%.

O1 visas made up 1.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-17.5% vs January 2026 (40)-23.3% vs February 2025 (43)

All published months together: 3,373

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Spain · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202549
  • Jan 202640
  • Feb 202633
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (18.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 16 (32.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 494033
Total494033
Total visas issued
508
Latest 12 months · Spain · O1
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By month · latest 12 months

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454345484440563827494033
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B216,230
  2. J112,939
  3. F14,520
  4. C1/D2,887
  5. L11,289
  6. E21,234

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

compared with
  • 2025529
  • 202673
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5140 -21.6%
February4333 -23.3%
March45––
April43––
May45––
June48––
July44––
August40––
September56––
October38––
November27––
December49––

When is it busy? Spain · O1

Busiest month: January (12.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Spain · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial130
2019 509
2020 147
2021 394
2022 546
2023 519
2024 526
2025 529
2026 partial73