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B1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

2,848

That is 412 more than in January 2026 (2,436) — +16.9%.

Quick view · February 2026

+16.9% vs January 2026 (2,436)+13.2% vs February 2025 (2,517)

All published months together: 259,873

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	783	480	+63.1%+303
Mexico	445	334	+33.2%+111
Philippines	366	259	+41.3%+107
Brazil	181	186	-2.7%−5
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	88	98	-10.2%−10
China - Mainland	82	177	-53.7%−95
Pakistan	55	71	-22.5%−16
South Africa	50	77	-35.1%−27
Ecuador	50	53	-5.7%−3
Egypt	50	41	+22.0%+9
Czech Republic	41	10	+310.0%+31
Peru	40	77	-48.1%−37
Croatia	38	25	+52.0%+13
Netherlands	37	31	+19.4%+6
Colombia	37	27	+37.0%+10
Cuba	36	0	new+36
Bosnia-Herzegovina	33	35	-5.7%−2
Indonesia	33	20	+65.0%+13
Romania	32	37	-13.5%−5
India	27	36	-25.0%−9
Dominican Republic	25	23	+8.7%+2
Ukraine	23	29	-20.7%−6
Slovakia	22	12	+83.3%+10
Malaysia	18	21	-14.3%−3
Guatemala	12	6	+100.0%+6
Jamaica	9	8	+12.5%+1
France	9	7	+28.6%+2
Paraguay	8	17	-52.9%−9
Australia	8	2	+300.0%+6
Japan	7	18	-61.1%−11
Poland	7	3	+133.3%+4
Argentina	6	4	+50.0%+2
Germany	6	4	+50.0%+2
Chile	5	10	-50.0%−5
Bulgaria	4	10	-60.0%−6
Thailand	4	9	-55.6%−5
Ireland	4	5	-20.0%−1
Vietnam	4	3	+33.3%+1
Switzerland	4	1	+300.0%+3
Nicaragua	3	14	-78.6%−11
Italy	3	9	-66.7%−6
Turkey	3	5	-40.0%−2
Honduras	3	4	-25.0%−1
Russia	3	2	+50.0%+1
El Salvador	1	1	+0.0%+0
Greece	1	0	new+1
Palestinian Authority Travel Document	0	16	-100.0%−16
Kenya	0	5	-100.0%−5
Serbia	0	3	-100.0%−3
Spain	0	3	-100.0%−3
Finland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Norway	0	1	-100.0%−1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	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
Seoul	784	480	+63.3%+304
Mexico City	264	197	+34.0%+67
Manila	243	183	+32.8%+60
Monterrey	101	46	+119.6%+55
London	94	101	-6.9%−7
Brasilia	60	50	+20.0%+10
Sao Paulo	54	56	-3.6%−2
Guayaquil	46	42	+9.5%

B1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202530,149
20265,284

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,710	2,436	-10.1%
February	2,517	2,848	+13.2%
March	2,681	–	–
April	2,523	–	–
May	2,235	–	–
June	2,444	–	–
July	2,207	–	–
August	1,990	–	–
September	2,092	–	–
October	2,073	–	–
November	3,126	–	–
December	3,551	–	–

When is it busy? B1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: February (9.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (7.1%). 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.

B1 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	34,421
2018	38,325
2019	37,676
2020	12,388
2021	15,169
2022	23,414
2023	31,165
2024	31,882
2025	30,149
2026 partial	5,284

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,551	2,436	2,848
Total	3,551	2,436	2,848

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