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A2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

6,326

That is 1,432 more than in January 2026 (4,894) — +29.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

+29.3% vs January 2026 (4,894)+20.3% vs February 2025 (5,260)

All published months together: 754,919

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Australia	377	213	+77.0%+164
Japan	374	313	+19.5%+61
Israel	327	195	+67.7%+132
Saudi Arabia	312	399	-21.8%−87
United Arab Emirates	271	247	+9.7%+24
Colombia	267	81	+229.6%+186
Indonesia	264	58	+355.2%+206
Korea, South	241	103	+134.0%+138
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	235	166	+41.6%+69
Brazil	218	157	+38.9%+61
Thailand	137	133	+3.0%+4
India	135	75	+80.0%+60
Singapore	121	83	+45.8%+38
Mexico	113	179	-36.9%−66
Philippines	103	145	-29.0%−42
Vietnam	97	44	+120.5%+53
Ecuador	97	10	+870.0%+87
New Zealand	95	49	+93.9%+46
Uzbekistan	94	86	+9.3%+8
Germany	91	73	+24.7%+18
Pakistan	75	21	+257.1%+54
Ukraine	65	73	-11.0%−8
Jordan	64	61	+4.9%+3
Nigeria	62	49	+26.5%+13
Egypt	58	148	-60.8%−90
Tunisia	58	19	+205.3%+39
Turkey	55	29	+89.7%+26
El Salvador	50	19	+163.2%+31
Poland	49	19	+157.9%+30
Argentina	46	17	+170.6%+29
France	44	65	-32.3%−21
Ghana	43	106	-59.4%−63
Morocco	43	20	+115.0%+23
Bahrain	40	11	+263.6%+29
Netherlands	38	14	+171.4%+24
South Africa	38	8	+375.0%+30
Qatar	37	89	-58.4%−52
Malaysia	36	42	-14.3%−6
Sweden	34	32	+6.3%+2
Chile	32	59	-45.8%−27
Guatemala	32	10	+220.0%+22
Oman	31	24	+29.2%+7
Lebanon	30	12	+150.0%+18
Bangladesh	28	13	+115.4%+15
Iraq	27	18	+50.0%+9
Panama	23	30	-23.3%−7
Kuwait	22	51	-56.9%−29
China - Mainland	22	23	-4.3%−1
Kenya	20	33	-39.4%−13
Denmark	20	32	-37.5%−12
Spain	20	16	+25.0%+4
Italy	19	18	+5.6%+1
Honduras	18	11	+63.6%+7
Uganda	14	10	+40.0%+4
Georgia	13	20	-35.0%−7
Finland	13	16	-18.8%−3
Peru	12	28	-57.1%−16
Russia	10	32	-68.8%−22
Dominican Republic	7	19	-63.2%−12

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
Sydney	376	209	+79.9%+167
Tokyo	369	302	+22.2%+67
Tel Aviv	292	137	+113.1%+155
Bogota	272	79	+244.3%+193
Abu Dhabi	271	241	+12.4%+30
Jakarta	261	58	+350.0%+203
Riyadh	256	307	-16.6%−51
Seoul	240	99	+142.4%

A2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202580,986
202611,220

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	5,591	4,894	-12.5%
February	5,260	6,326	+20.3%
March	6,340	–	–
April	7,971	–	–
May	7,618	–	–
June	6,673	–	–
July	7,752	–	–
August	7,935	–	–
September	8,784	–	–
October	7,953	–	–
November	4,716	–	–
December	4,393	–	–

When is it busy? A2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: September (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

A2 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	64,649
FY2018	103,127
FY2019	98,830
FY2020	48,428
FY2021	47,126
FY2022	85,860
FY2023	98,804
FY2024	96,796
FY2025	83,017
FY2026 partial	28,282

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4,393	4,894	6,326
Total	4,393	4,894	6,326

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A2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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