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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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O1 visas issued to people from Sweden · February 2026
18

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (22) — ▼ -18.2%.

O1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-18.2% vs January 2026 (22)▼-21.7% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 2,201

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Sweden · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202520
  • Jan 202622
  • Feb 202618
Dec 2025
2033% of selected
Jan 2026
2237% of selected
Feb 2026
1830% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (10.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (10.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 202218
Total202218

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

compared with
  • 2025259
  • 202640
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Month20252026Change
January2422▼ -8.3%
February2318▼ -21.7%
March27––
April29––
May14––
June19––
July24––
August31––
September21––
October19––
November8––
December20––

When is it busy? Sweden · O1

Busiest month: January (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.1%
9.7%
7.3%
7.0%
5.4%
6.8%
9.3%
9.9%
7.8%
7.5%
7.8%
8.4%
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.

Sweden · O1: all published months

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010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1722
Apr '1723
May '1728
Jun '1726
Jul '1729
Aug '1739
Sep '1731
Oct '1723
Nov '1727
Dec '1723
Jan '1828
Feb '1825
Mar '1818
Apr '1826
May '1818
Jun '1824
Jul '1834
Aug '1839
Sep '1816
Oct '1822
Nov '1819
Dec '1813
Jan '1924
Feb '1918
Mar '1924
Apr '1918
May '1921
Jun '1921
Jul '1932
Aug '1940
Sep '1925
Oct '1918
Nov '1918
Dec '1923
Jan '2038
Feb '2022
Mar '209
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '203
Sep '205
Oct '205
Nov '204
Dec '207
Jan '214
Feb '2111
Mar '213
Apr '211
May '214
Jun '218
Jul '2111
Aug '2116
Sep '2112
Oct '2116
Nov '2127
Dec '2130
Jan '2227
Feb '2231
Mar '2218
Apr '2228
May '2223
Jun '2229
Jul '2240
Aug '2231
Sep '2225
Oct '2222
Nov '2232
Dec '2220
Jan '2333
Feb '2312
Mar '2320
Apr '2329
May '2312
Jun '2324
Jul '2324
Aug '2313
Sep '2321
Oct '2314
Nov '2314
Dec '2314
Jan '2430
Feb '2422
Mar '2419
Apr '2420
May '2424
Jun '2416
Jul '2429
Aug '2427
Sep '2425
Oct '2426
Nov '2419
Dec '2417
Jan '2524
Feb '2523
Mar '2527
Apr '2529
May '2514
Jun '2519
Jul '2524
Aug '2531
Sep '2521
Oct '2519
Nov '258
Dec '2520
Jan '2622
Feb '2618

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