Vietnam · O1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Vietnam
Creator: Visa Status

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

O1 visas issued to people from Vietnam · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (9) — -11.1%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-11.1% vs January 2026 (9)+100.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 533

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

Year compared with

202585
202617

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	12	9	-25.0%
February	4	8	+100.0%
March	3	–	–
April	9	–	–
May	10	–	–
June	9	–	–
July	7	–	–
August	6	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	6	–	–
November	8	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? Vietnam · O1

Busiest month: January (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.5%

6.8%

9.7%

4.5%

6.7%

8.1%

6.9%

12.0%

6.4%

7.1%

8.5%

9.8%

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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.

Vietnam · O1: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	32
2018	45
2019	67
2020	22
2021	19
2022	58
2023	93
2024	95
2025	85
2026 partial	17

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	9	8
Total	6	9	8

Vietnam · O1

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

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