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O1 visas issued to people from Vietnam · February 2026
8
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: 461
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Vietnam · Visa class O1 · One total per month
- Dec 20256
- Jan 20269
- Feb 20268
Dec 2025
626% of selected
Jan 2026
939% of selected
Feb 2026
835% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 3 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 2 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Total visas issued
86
Latest 12 months · Vietnam · O1
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Vietnam · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202585
- 202617
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 (12.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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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.
Vietnam · O1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 2 |
| Nov '18 | 0 |
| Dec '18 | 3 |
| Jan '19 | 6 |
| Feb '19 | 8 |
| Mar '19 | 11 |
| Apr '19 | 3 |
| May '19 | 5 |
| Jun '19 | 5 |
| Jul '19 | 6 |
| Aug '19 | 10 |
| Sep '19 | 3 |
| Oct '19 | 2 |
| Nov '19 | 1 |
| Dec '19 | 7 |
| Jan '20 | 6 |
| Feb '20 | 3 |
| Mar '20 | 3 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 1 |
| Aug '20 | 2 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 1 |
| Nov '20 | 2 |
| Dec '20 | 4 |
| Jan '21 | 2 |
| Feb '21 | 0 |
| Mar '21 | 2 |
| Apr '21 | 1 |
| May '21 | 2 |
| Jun '21 | 1 |
| Jul '21 | 1 |
| Aug '21 | 2 |
| Sep '21 | 3 |
| Oct '21 | 3 |
| Nov '21 | 2 |
| Dec '21 | 0 |
| Jan '22 | 1 |
| Feb '22 | 2 |
| Mar '22 | 7 |
| Apr '22 | 6 |
| May '22 | 2 |
| Jun '22 | 6 |
| Jul '22 | 3 |
| Aug '22 | 9 |
| Sep '22 | 4 |
| Oct '22 | 4 |
| Nov '22 | 5 |
| Dec '22 | 9 |
| Jan '23 | 9 |
| Feb '23 | 6 |
| Mar '23 | 3 |
| Apr '23 | 1 |
| May '23 | 4 |
| Jun '23 | 12 |
| Jul '23 | 5 |
| Aug '23 | 14 |
| Sep '23 | 7 |
| Oct '23 | 7 |
| Nov '23 | 18 |
| Dec '23 | 7 |
| Jan '24 | 15 |
| Feb '24 | 7 |
| Mar '24 | 9 |
| Apr '24 | 2 |
| May '24 | 7 |
| Jun '24 | 7 |
| Jul '24 | 8 |
| Aug '24 | 8 |
| Sep '24 | 4 |
| Oct '24 | 7 |
| Nov '24 | 9 |
| Dec '24 | 12 |
| Jan '25 | 12 |
| Feb '25 | 4 |
| Mar '25 | 3 |
| Apr '25 | 9 |
| May '25 | 10 |
| Jun '25 | 9 |
| Jul '25 | 7 |
| Aug '25 | 6 |
| Sep '25 | 5 |
| Oct '25 | 6 |
| Nov '25 | 8 |
| Dec '25 | 6 |
| Jan '26 | 9 |
| Feb '26 | 8 |