Europe & Central Asia

Europe, Russia, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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Visas issued to people from Europe & Central Asia · February 2026

60,061

That is 909 fewer than in January 2026 (60,970) — -1.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

-1.5% vs January 2026 (60,970)-10.4% vs February 2025 (67,067)

All published months together: 3,553,118

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Turkey	16,314	16,671	-2.1%−357
Germany	3,966	3,667	+8.2%+299
Ukraine	3,494	3,526	-0.9%−32
Romania	3,485	3,777	-7.7%−292
France	3,139	3,852	-18.5%−713
Russia	2,650	2,689	-1.5%−39
Spain	2,643	2,296	+15.1%+347
Kazakhstan	2,378	2,475	-3.9%−97
Bulgaria	1,511	1,301	+16.1%+210
Italy	1,465	2,483	-41.0%−1,018
Netherlands	1,357	1,255	+8.1%+102
Poland	1,211	1,078	+12.3%+133
Albania	1,179	1,237	-4.7%−58
Serbia	1,136	1,396	-18.6%−260
Azerbaijan	1,057	886	+19.3%+171
Ireland	1,010	790	+27.8%+220
Sweden	724	767	-5.6%−43
Uzbekistan	711	817	-13.0%−106
Austria	635	504	+26.0%+131
Switzerland	614	283	+117.0%+331
Portugal	600	710	-15.5%−110
Belgium	584	593	-1.5%−9
Hungary	565	568	-0.5%−3
Cyprus	549	311	+76.5%+238
Georgia	537	532	+0.9%+5
Greece	523	507	+3.2%+16
North Macedonia	516	321	+60.7%+195
Belarus	483	509	-5.1%−26
Kosovo	472	390	+21.0%+82
Bosnia-Herzegovina	460	420	+9.5%+40
Czech Republic	410	342	+19.9%+68
Norway	408	490	-16.7%−82
Armenia	405	634	-36.1%−229
Croatia	387	255	+51.8%+132
Slovakia	383	232	+65.1%+151
Montenegro	374	490	-23.7%−116
Denmark	367	427	-14.1%−60
Moldova	262	215	+21.9%+47
Finland	257	275	-6.5%−18
Lithuania	229	129	+77.5%+100

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Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	41,318	42,373	-2.5%−1,055
Exchange visitors	5,438	3,839	+41.7%+1,599
Temporary workers	4,644	5,592	-17.0%−948
Transit and crew	4,389	4,286	+2.4%+103
Diplomats and international organizations	2,559	2,179	+17.4%+380
Students	868	2,095	-58.6%−1,227
Other	677	452	+49.8%+225
Fiancé(e)s and their children	168	154	+9.1%+14

Year compared with

Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	72,258	60,970	-15.6%
February	67,067	60,061	-10.4%
March	77,349	–	–
April	82,497	–	–
May	77,520	–	–
June	63,972	–	–
July	75,307	–	–
August	62,809	–	–
September	62,977	–	–
October	66,688	–	–
November	59,934	–	–
December	68,393	–	–

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