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

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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: 578,383

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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
7,673
Latest 12 months · Turkey · June

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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/B26,543
  2. F1242
  3. C1/D210
  4. J1196
  5. NATO274
  6. A263

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
010K20K30K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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: November (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 4 full years (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
010K20K30K40KOct'20Mar'21Aug'21Jan'22Jun'22Nov'22Apr'23Sep'23Feb'24Jul'24Dec'24May'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '20438
Nov '20439
Dec '20780
Jan '21512
Feb '21712
Mar '211,157
Apr '211,242
May '21815
Jun '21–
Jul '213,024
Aug '214,734
Sep '213,517
Oct '213,754
Nov '214,729
Dec '214,490
Jan '224,741
Feb '225,489
Mar '227,926
Apr '226,771
May '226,489
Jun '227,577
Jul '224,193
Aug '227,196
Sep '228,925
Oct '229,317
Nov '2212,167
Dec '2211,333
Jan '2311,569
Feb '239,184
Mar '2313,600
Apr '2312,361
May '2314,051
Jun '239,705
Jul '238,328
Aug '239,796
Sep '239,121
Oct '239,958
Nov '2310,864
Dec '238,975
Jan '2411,388
Feb '2413,607
Mar '2414,325
Apr '2411,264
May '2413,465
Jun '248,211
Jul '2410,499
Aug '2410,881
Sep '2411,258
Oct '2411,842
Nov '2412,092
Dec '2411,176
Jan '2512,715
Feb '2510,957
Mar '2511,877
Apr '2512,177
May '2511,991
Jun '257,673
Jul '259,611
Aug '259,024
Sep '2511,760
Oct '2517,120
Nov '2519,355
Dec '2521,151
Jan '2616,671
Feb '2616,314