· printed
Visa type
C1/D
Transit and crew member · For people passing through the U.S. on the way to another country (C-1) and for airline and ship crew members (D).
That is 490 fewer than in January 2026 (24,549) — -2.0%.
All published months together: 1,931,066
Compare months or years
- Dec 202522,747
- Jan 202624,549
- Feb 202624,059
- Jan 2026 is 1,802 (7.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 1,312 (5.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 22,747 | 24,549 | 24,059 |
| Total | 22,747 | 24,549 | 24,059 |
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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026
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| Country | February 2026 | January 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 7,820 | 7,971 | -1.9%−151 |
| India | 3,170 | 3,033 | +4.5%+137 |
| Indonesia | 1,913 | 2,146 | -10.9%−233 |
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 689 | 583 | +18.2%+106 |
| Korea, South | 589 | 493 | +19.5%+96 |
| Zimbabwe | 508 | 330 | +53.9%+178 |
| Ukraine | 407 | 348 | +17.0%+59 |
| South Africa | 392 | 348 | +12.6%+44 |
| China - mainland | 388 | 952 | -59.2%−564 |
| Japan | 385 | 445 | -13.5%−60 |
| Germany | 329 | 353 | -6.8%−24 |
| Turkey | 328 | 347 | -5.5%−19 |
| Mexico | 321 | 324 | -0.9%−3 |
| France | 308 | 394 | -21.8%−86 |
| Spain | 308 | 235 | +31.1%+73 |
| Netherlands | 277 | 259 | +6.9%+18 |
| Romania | 247 | 283 | -12.7%−36 |
| Singapore | 238 | 183 | +30.1%+55 |
| Brazil | 233 | 200 | +16.5%+33 |
| Vietnam | 223 | 454 | -50.9%−231 |
| Russia | 215 | 199 | +8.0%+16 |
| Greece | 207 | 166 | +24.7%+41 |
| Kenya | 183 | 117 | +56.4%+66 |
| Italy | 172 | 204 | -15.7%−32 |
| Colombia | 155 | 120 | +29.2%+35 |
| Croatia | 155 | 113 | +37.2%+42 |
| Australia | 155 | 108 | +43.5%+47 |
| Thailand | 154 | 120 | +28.3%+34 |
| Peru | 142 | 143 | -0.7%−1 |
| Montenegro | 138 | 134 | +3.0%+4 |
| Portugal | 135 | 148 | -8.8%−13 |
| Poland | 135 | 95 | +42.1%+40 |
| Honduras | 134 | 59 | +127.1%+75 |
| Ethiopia | 126 | 127 | -0.8%−1 |
| Chile | 122 | 100 | +22.0%+22 |
| Ireland | 120 | 85 | +41.2%+35 |
| Taiwan | 117 | 323 | -63.8%−206 |
| Malaysia | 108 | 138 | -21.7%−30 |
| Jamaica | 106 | 118 | -10.2%−12 |
| Argentina | 96 | 120 | -20.0%−24 |
| Panama | 92 | 161 | -42.9%−69 |
| Bangladesh | 91 | 66 | +37.9%+25 |
| Egypt | 82 | 68 | +20.6%+14 |
| Sri Lanka | 81 | 67 | +20.9%+14 |
| Serbia | 76 | 76 | +0.0%+0 |
| Morocco | 72 | 75 | -4.0%−3 |
| Israel | 71 | 60 | +18.3%+11 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 24 | +150.0%+36 |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | 56 | 73 | -23.3%−17 |
| Bulgaria | 55 | 62 | -11.3%−7 |
| Belgium | 55 | 49 | +12.2%+6 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 41 | +31.7%+13 |
| Norway | 43 | 51 | -15.7%−8 |
| Georgia | 42 | 44 | -4.5%−2 |
| Latvia | 37 | 60 | -38.3%−23 |
| Finland | 18 | 16 | +12.5%+2 |
| Mauritius | 15 | 50 | -70.0%−35 |
Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026
Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.
| Embassy / post | February 2026 | January 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manila | 7,760 | 7,901 | -1.8%−141 |
| Mumbai | 2,303 | 2,272 | +1.4%+31 |
| Jakarta | 1,162 | 1,285 | -9.6%−123 |
| Surabaya | 739 | 846 | -12.6%−107 |
| London | 654 | 567 | +15.3%+87 |
| Johannesburg | 645 | 442 | +45.9%+203 |
| Dubai | 621 | 412 | +50.7%+209 |
| Seoul | 539 | 540 | -0.2%−1 |
| New Delhi | 422 | 295 | +43.1%+127 |
| Chennai | 328 | 357 | -8.1%−29 |
| Tokyo | 322 | 362 | -11.0%−40 |
| Istanbul | 310 | 324 | -4.3%−14 |
| Singapore | 304 | 248 | +22.6%+56 |
| Madrid | 302 | 252 | +19.8%+50 |
| Bucharest | 279 | 322 | -13.4%−43 |
| Paris | 278 | 358 | -22.3%−80 |
| Amsterdam | 250 | 223 | +12.1%+27 |
| Doha | 237 | 254 | -6.7%−17 |
| Warsaw | 212 | 190 | +11.6%+22 |
| Beijing | 202 | 449 | -55.0%−247 |
| Athens | 200 | 155 | +29.0%+45 |
| Frankfurt | 181 | 204 | -11.3%−23 |
| Nairobi | 169 | 111 | +52.3%+58 |
| Mexico City | 153 | 134 | +14.2%+19 |
| Bogota | 153 | 103 | +48.5%+50 |
| Zagreb | 149 | 113 | +31.9%+36 |
| Lima | 141 | 142 | -0.7%−1 |
| Podgorica | 140 | 132 | +6.1%+8 |
| Hong Kong | 134 | 188 | -28.7%−54 |
| Tegucigalpa | 133 | 59 | +125.4%+74 |
| Santiago | 127 | 104 | +22.1%+23 |
| Hanoi | 126 | 188 | -33.0%−62 |
| Addis Ababa | 123 | 124 | -0.8%−1 |
| AIT Taipei | 121 | 405 | -70.1%−284 |
| Dublin | 112 | 73 | +53.4%+39 |
| Lisbon | 111 | 108 | +2.8%+3 |
| Sofia | 104 | 102 | +2.0%+2 |
| Bangkok | 104 | 61 | +70.5%+43 |
| Kingston | 103 | 119 | -13.4%−16 |
| Panama City | 101 | 170 | -40.6%−69 |
| Sao Paulo | 97 | 94 | +3.2%+3 |
| Sydney | 96 | 58 | +65.5%+38 |
| Bern | 92 | 53 | +73.6%+39 |
| Cape Town | 90 | 93 | -3.2%−3 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 89 | 166 | -46.4%−77 |
| Munich | 88 | 96 | -8.3%−8 |
| Dhaka | 88 | 66 | +33.3%+22 |
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 130 | -41.5%−54 |
| Buenos Aires | 76 | 109 | -30.3%−33 |
| Belgrade | 69 | 62 | +11.3%+7 |
| Riga | 53 | 70 | -24.3%−17 |
| Kyiv | 53 | 38 | +39.5%+15 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 51 | 62 | -17.7%−11 |
| Berlin | 49 | 63 | -22.2%−14 |
| Naples | 48 | 54 | -11.1%−6 |
| Shanghai | 42 | 153 | -72.5%−111 |
| Guangzhou | 37 | 142 | -73.9%−105 |
| Port Louis | 8 | 47 | -83.0%−39 |
C1/D worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 2025279,217
- 202648,608
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25,299 | 24,549 | -3.0% |
| February | 24,482 | 24,059 | -1.7% |
| March | 24,556 | – | – |
| April | 23,100 | – | – |
| May | 21,887 | – | – |
| June | 22,130 | – | – |
| July | 25,320 | – | – |
| August | 23,387 | – | – |
| September | 22,668 | – | – |
| October | 23,071 | – | – |
| November | 20,570 | – | – |
| December | 22,747 | – | – |
When is it busy? C1/D visas worldwide
Busiest month: March (9.6% of a typical year). Quietest: May (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
Average of 7 full years (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.
C1/D worldwide: all published months
“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.
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| Year | Issuances |
|---|---|
| 2018 partial | 72,590 |
| 2019 | 283,099 |
| 2020 | 121,288 |
| 2021 | 174,122 |
| 2022 | 296,031 |
| 2023 | 342,023 |
| 2024 | 314,088 |
| 2025 | 279,217 |
| 2026 partial | 48,608 |