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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Turkey, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026
16,314

That is 357 fewer than in January 2026 (16,671) — -2.1%.

Quick view · February 2026
-2.1% vs January 2026 (16,671)+48.9% vs February 2025 (10,957)

All published months together: 715,861

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Turkey · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202521,151
  • Jan 202616,671
  • Feb 202616,314
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  • Jan 2026 is 4,480 (21.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4,837 (22.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 21,15116,67116,314
Total21,15116,67116,314
Total visas issued
9,024
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B27,438
  2. F1414
  3. C1/D270
  4. J1255
  5. H1B84
  6. A272

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors15,50015,917 -2.6%−417
Transit and crew328348 -5.7%−20
Exchange visitors16587 +89.7%+78
Temporary workers144139 +3.6%+5
Diplomats and international organizations10068 +47.1%+32
Students5281 -35.8%−29
Fiancé(e)s and their children1522 -31.8%−7
Other109 +11.1%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B215,49715,912 -2.6%−415
C1/D328347 -5.5%−19
J113972 +93.1%+67
A25529 +89.7%+26
F14576 -40.8%−31
L13124 +29.2%+7
G22718 +50.0%+9
J22615 +73.3%+11
H1B2539 -35.9%−14
L22425 -4.0%−1
H41620 -20.0%−4
K11422 -36.4%−8
O11412 +16.7%+2
E21310 +30.0%+3
G41110 +10.0%+1
I109 +11.1%+1
O3102 +400.0%+8
F242 +100.0%+2
B135 -40.0%−2
M133 +0.0%+0
NATO231 +200.0%+2
NATO431 +200.0%+2
O230new+3
P121 +100.0%+1
P420new+2
R220new+2
E3D11 +0.0%+0
H2A10new+1
K210new+1
NATO610new+1
A106 -100.0%−6
H2B03 -100.0%−3
NATO503 -100.0%−3
E102 -100.0%−2
C301 -100.0%−1

Turkey: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025155,411
  • 202632,985
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January12,71516,671 +31.1%
February10,95716,314 +48.9%
March11,877––
April12,177––
May11,991––
June7,673––
July9,611––
August9,024––
September11,760––
October17,120––
November19,355––
December21,151––

When is it busy? Turkey

Busiest month: March (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.3%). 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.

Turkey: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050K100K150K200KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 89,392
FY2020 44,703
FY2021 20,753
FY2022 72,280
FY2023 130,532
FY2024 134,695
FY2025 132,895
FY2026 partial90,611