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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Sweden
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Sweden, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Sweden · February 2026

724

That is 43 fewer than in January 2026 (767) — -5.6%.

Quick view · February 2026

-5.6% vs January 2026 (767)-23.3% vs February 2025 (944)

All published months together: 104,110

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	343	281	+22.1%+62
Temporary workers	119	177	-32.8%−58
Diplomats and international organizations	90	56	+60.7%+34
Transit and crew	65	79	-17.7%−14
Exchange visitors	57	89	-36.0%−32
Students	24	69	-65.2%−45
Other	19	12	+58.3%+7
Fiancé(e)s and their children	7	4	+75.0%+3

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	342	277	+23.5%+65
C1/D	65	79	-17.7%−14
J1	51	84	-39.3%−33
A2	34	32	+6.3%+2
L1	26	37	-29.7%−11
NATO2	25	12	+108.3%+13
G2	25	2	+1150.0%+23
F1	24	68

Sweden: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202511,572
20261,491

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	873	767	-12.1%
February	944	724	-23.3%
March	887	–	–
April	915	–	–
May	1,053	–	–
June	1,023	–	–
July	1,275	–	–
August	1,246	–	–
September	829	–	–
October	940	–	–
November	632	–	–
December	955	–	–

When is it busy? Sweden

Busiest month: July (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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7.5%

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7.1%

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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.

Sweden: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	10,569
FY2018	15,085
FY2019	14,443
FY2020	6,018
FY2021	3,904
FY2022	10,276
FY2023	13,541
FY2024	14,169
FY2025	12,087
FY2026 partial	4,018

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	955	767	724
Total	955	767	724

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Sweden: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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