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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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R1 visas issued to people from Spain · February 2026
1

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -66.7%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-66.7% vs January 2026 (3)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 321

Spain · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202557
  • 20264
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January63▼ -50.0%
February31▼ -66.7%
March2––
April4––
May5––
June10––
July5––
August7––
September6––
October0––
November6––
December3––

When is it busy? Spain · R1

Busiest month: January (15.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.3%
3.7%
7.2%
4.3%
5.1%
8.6%
8.4%
10.3%
7.4%
7.8%
8.8%
13.0%
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.

Spain · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '174
May '172
Jun '173
Jul '174
Aug '176
Sep '175
Oct '174
Nov '174
Dec '172
Jan '183
Feb '182
Mar '182
Apr '183
May '18
2
Jun '180
Jul '182
Aug '183
Sep '181
Oct '184
Nov '183
Dec '183
Jan '194
Feb '193
Mar '195
Apr '190
May '194
Jun '192
Jul '195
Aug '194
Sep '197
Oct '196
Nov '192
Dec '192
Jan '205
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '212
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '2114
Jan '223
Feb '222
Mar '223
Apr '222
May '221
Jun '225
Jul '222
Aug '227
Sep '222
Oct '225
Nov '222
Dec '223
Jan '235
Feb '232
Mar '234
Apr '230
May '231
Jun '236
Jul '235
Aug '235
Sep '234
Oct '230
Nov '236
Dec '231
Jan '244
Feb '240
Mar '242
Apr '243
May '245
Jun '246
Jul '2410
Aug '244
Sep '244
Oct '244
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '256
Feb '253
Mar '252
Apr '254
May '255
Jun '2510
Jul '255
Aug '257
Sep '256
Oct '250
Nov '256
Dec '253
Jan '263
Feb '261

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Spain · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
343% of selected
Jan 2026
343% of selected
Feb 2026
114% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 331
Total331