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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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BBBCV visas issued worldwide · February 2026
1,213

That is 55 fewer than in January 2026 (1,268) — ▼ -4.3%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-4.3% vs January 2026 (1,268)▼-40.5% vs February 2025 (2,038)

All published months together: 417,382

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Mexico1,2131,268▼ -4.3%−55

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

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

Most visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Mexico City473496▼ -4.6%−23
Guadalajara396436▼ -9.2%−40
Monterrey201161▲ +24.8%+40
Hermosillo4976▼ -35.5%−27
Tijuana4351▼ -15.7%−8
Nogales1515▲ +0.0%+0
Ciudad Juarez159▲ +66.7%+6
Merida1214▼ -14.3%−2
Nuevo Laredo98▲ +12.5%+1

BBBCV worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202523,356
  • 20262,481
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2,5391,268▼ -50.1%
February2,0381,213▼ -40.5%
March2,341––
April2,410––
May1,972––
June2,136––
July1,940––
August1,667––
September1,609––
October1,896––
November1,179––
December1,629––

When is it busy? BBBCV visas worldwide

Busiest month: December (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: September (7.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%
8.4%
9.6%
7.6%
7.5%
8.2%
8.3%
7.8%
7.1%
8.5%
8.5%
9.7%
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.

BBBCV worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020K40K60K80K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial40,268
2018 75,432
2019 59,501
2020 22,306
2021 50,861
2022 60,658
2023 43,856
2024 38,663
2025 23,356
2026 partial2,481
Matamoros
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Top 5 countries

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that country.

  1. Mexico21,260

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Total visas issued
1,268
Latest 12 months · BBBCV · January
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All countries together · Visa class BBBCV · One total per month
  • Dec 20251,629
  • Jan 20261,268
  • Feb 20261,213
Dec 2025
1,62940% of selected
Jan 2026
1,26831% of selected
Feb 2026
1,21330% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 361 (22.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 416 (25.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1,6291,2681,213
Total1,6291,2681,213