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A1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

451

That is 95 fewer than in January 2026 (546) — -17.4%.

Quick view · February 2026

-17.4% vs January 2026 (546)-29.2% vs February 2025 (637)

All published months together: 83,759

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Korea, South	29	37	-21.6%−8
France	21	2	+950.0%+19
Japan	18	17	+5.9%+1
Colombia	17	7	+142.9%+10
Germany	17	3	+466.7%+14
China - Mainland	16	53	-69.8%−37
Ecuador	16	12	+33.3%+4
Mexico	15	22	-31.8%−7
Vietnam	13	30	-56.7%−17
Brazil	13	6	+116.7%+7
Malaysia	13	4	+225.0%+9
India	12	5	+140.0%+7
Philippines	11	7	+57.1%+4
Bahamas, The	10	2	+400.0%+8
Indonesia	9	18	-50.0%−9
Netherlands	9	2	+350.0%+7
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	8	13	-38.5%−5
Uzbekistan	8	7	+14.3%+1
Egypt	7	8	-12.5%−1
United Arab Emirates	7	5	+40.0%+2
Italy	6	7	-14.3%−1
Australia	6	3	+100.0%+3
Sudan	6	0	new+6
Peru	5	11	-54.5%−6
Qatar	5	7	-28.6%−2
Angola	5	1	+400.0%+4
Iraq	3	10	-70.0%−7
El Salvador	3	5	-40.0%−2
Russia	3	5	-40.0%−2
Cuba	3	3	+0.0%+0
Azerbaijan	3	0	new+3
Senegal	3	0	new+3
Ukraine	3	0	new+3
Canada	2	9	-77.8%−7
Saudi Arabia	2	9	-77.8%−7
Hungary	2	3	-33.3%−1
Liberia	2	3	-33.3%−1
Poland	2	1	+100.0%+1
Ethiopia	2	0	new+2
Haiti	2	0	new+2
Pakistan	1	13	-92.3%−12
Zimbabwe	1	13	-92.3%−12
Nigeria	1	6	-83.3%−5
Israel	1	5	-80.0%−4
Argentina	1	4	-75.0%−3
Spain	1	1	+0.0%+0
Kuwait	1	0	new+1
South Africa	1	0	new+1
Burma	0	12	-100.0%−12
Guatemala	0	10	-100.0%−10
Thailand	0	7	-100.0%−7
Denmark	0	6	-100.0%−6
Turkey	0	6	-100.0%−6
Dominican Republic	0	4	-100.0%−4
Honduras	0	3	-100.0%−3

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Department	117	163	-28.2%−46
Seoul	30	27	+11.1%+3
Tokyo	17	10	+70.0%+7
Quito	15	12	+25.0%+3
Beijing	14	51	-72.5%−37
Bogota	14	11	+27.3%+3
Cairo	12	8	+50.0%+4
Jakarta	11	18	-38.9%

A1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20259,410
2026997

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	690	546	-20.9%
February	637	451	-29.2%
March	604	–	–
April	808	–	–
May	862	–	–
June	1,103	–	–
July	1,206	–	–
August	825	–	–
September	807	–	–
October	671	–	–
November	569	–	–
December	628	–	–

When is it busy? A1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.1%

6.4%

7.3%

6.9%

8.3%

11.3%

12.5%

10.1%

9.2%

6.9%

7.0%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

A1 worldwide: 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	9,003
2018	9,672
2019	9,906
2020	7,177
2021	9,387
2022	9,260
2023	9,536
2024	9,411
2025	9,410
2026 partial	997

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	628	546	451
Total	628	546	451

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