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A3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 24 more than in January 2026 (32) — +75.0%.

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+75.0% vs January 2026 (32)-34.9% vs February 2025 (86)

All published months together: 7,199

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	24	5	+380.0%+19
Philippines	14	10	+40.0%+4
Bangladesh	3	1	+200.0%+2
Pakistan	3	0	new+3
Sri Lanka	2	3	-33.3%−1
Morocco	2	0	new+2
Nepal	1	3	-66.7%−2
Indonesia	1	2	-50.0%−1
Egypt	1	0	new+1
Nigeria	1	0	new+1
South Africa	1	0	new+1
Thailand	1	0	new+1
Uzbekistan	0	2	-100.0%−2
Brazil	0	1	-100.0%−1
Comoros	0	1	-100.0%−1
Cote D'Ivoire	0	1	-100.0%−1
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Panama	0	1	-100.0%−1
Spain	0	1	-100.0%−1

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
Manama	17	0	new+17
Dubai	15	0	new+15
Doha	12	22	-45.5%−10
Abu Dhabi	4	2	+100.0%+2
Manila	3	1	+200.0%+2
Islamabad	2	0	new+2
Jeddah	2	0	new+2
Casablanca	1	0	new+1
Tashkent	0	3

A3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,063
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	50	32	-36.0%
February	86	56	-34.9%
March	76	–	–
April	47	–	–
May	96	–	–
June	101	–	–
July	46	–	–
August	77	–	–
September	86	–	–
October	169	–	–
November	122	–	–
December	107	–	–

When is it busy? A3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: September (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.8%). 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.

A3 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	644
FY2018	829
FY2019	855
FY2020	415
FY2021	698
FY2022	809
FY2023	691
FY2024	886
FY2025	886
FY2026 partial	486

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	107	32	56
Total	107	32	56

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A3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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