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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
11,760
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,615
  2. C1/D305
  3. F1110
  4. G2106
  5. A286
  6. H1B81

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

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  • 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
050K100K150K200K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial15,737
2019 94,235
2020 25,780
2021 32,069
2022 92,124
2023 127,512
2024 140,008
2025 155,411
2026 partial32,985