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C1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

306

That is 79 fewer than in January 2026 (385) — -20.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

-20.5% vs January 2026 (385)-55.3% vs February 2025 (684)

All published months together: 79,476

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Philippines	79	98	-19.4%−19
India	23	28	-17.9%−5
Brazil	17	24	-29.2%−7
Indonesia	16	2	+700.0%+14
Vietnam	13	19	-31.6%−6
Nicaragua	11	21	-47.6%−10
Mexico	10	6	+66.7%+4
China - Mainland	8	19	-57.9%−11
Honduras	7	2	+250.0%+5
Romania	7	0	new+7
Jamaica	6	17	-64.7%−11
Peru	6	10	-40.0%−4
Dominican Republic	5	3	+66.7%+2
Guatemala	5	3	+66.7%+2
Uganda	5	1	+400.0%+4
El Salvador	4	7	-42.9%−3
Belize	4	5	-20.0%−1
Ecuador	4	4	+0.0%+0
Kenya	4	3	+33.3%+1
Algeria	4	2	+100.0%+2
Sri Lanka	4	2	+100.0%+2
Colombia	4	1	+300.0%+3
Argentina	3	11	-72.7%−8
Bolivia	3	3	+0.0%+0
Fiji	3	2	+50.0%+1
Malaysia	3	1	+200.0%+2
Bangladesh	3	0	new+3
Thailand	3	0	new+3
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	+0.0%+0
Nepal	2	1	+100.0%+1
Zimbabwe	2	0	new+2
South Africa	1	4	-75.0%−3
Trinidad and Tobago	1	4	-75.0%−3
Japan	1	2	-50.0%−1
Zambia	1	2	-50.0%−1
Madagascar	1	1	+0.0%+0
Serbia	1	1	+0.0%+0
Togo	1	1	+0.0%+0
Guyana	1	0	new+1
Mozambique	0	15	-100.0%−15
Cambodia	0	4	-100.0%−4
Australia	0	3	-100.0%−3
Mongolia	0	2	-100.0%−2
Papua New Guinea	0	2	-100.0%−2
Paraguay	0	2	-100.0%−2
Nigeria	0	1	-100.0%−1
Pakistan	0	1	-100.0%−1
Russia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Venezuela	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
Manila	31	64	-51.6%−33
Majuro	29	2	+1350.0%+27
Kingston	20	30	-33.3%−10
Hamilton	17	39	-56.4%−22
Surabaya	12	0	new+12
Kolonia	11	10	+10.0%+1
Managua	9	20	-55.0%−11
Hanoi	9	16	-43.8%−7

C1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	662	385	-41.8%
February	684	306	-55.3%
March	630	–	–
April	694	–	–
May	641	–	–
June	523	–	–
July	606	–	–
August	516	–	–
September	530	–	–
October	565	–	–
November	272	–	–
December	285	–	–

When is it busy? C1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: June (7.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%

8.8%

8.7%

7.2%

7.3%

7.1%

8.6%

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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.

C1 worldwide: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	943
Apr '17	722
May '17	1,087
Jun '17	1,088
Jul '17	1,063
Aug '17	1,041
Sep '17	865
Oct '17	1,018
Nov '17	741
Dec '17	714
Jan '18	860
Feb '18	676
Mar '18	802
Apr '18	803
May '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	285	385	306
Total	285	385	306

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C1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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