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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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C2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
71

That is 61 more than in January 2026 (10) — ▲ +610.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+610.0% vs January 2026 (10)▲+44.9% vs February 2025 (49)

All published months together: 1,038

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Mexico270new+27
Tanzania160new+16
Nigeria75▲ +40.0%+2
Cameroon70new+7
Malaysia30new+3
India21▲ +100.0%+1
Papua New Guinea20new+2
Burundi10new+1
Egypt10new+1
Ethiopia10new+1
Ghana10new+1
Libya10new+1
Sudan10new+1
Brazil01▼ -100.0%−1
Kenya01▼ -100.0%−1
Mauritania01▼ -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 visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Mexico City270new+27
Dar Es Salaam160new+16
Yaounde60new+6
Abuja54▲ +25.0%+1
Kuala Lumpur30new+3
Port Moresby30new+3
Lagos21▲ +100.0%+1
Chennai20new+2
Abidjan10

C2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025214
  • 202681
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Month20252026Change
January1910▼ -47.4%
February4971▲ +44.9%
March26––
April10––
May3––
June18––
July23––
August7––
September51––
October2––
November4––
December2––

When is it busy? C2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: September (29.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (1.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.1%
13.2%
6.4%
16.8%
2.9%
8.4%
6.2%
5.7%
29.6%
1.9%
1.5%
1.2%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

C2 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial10
2018 4
2019 55
2020 0
2021 4
2022 37
2023 258
2024 375
2025 214
2026 partial81
new+1
Addis Ababa10new+1
Bujumbura10new+1
Cairo10new+1
Milan10new+1
Port Au Prince10new+1
Tunis10new+1
Nairobi01▼ -100.0%−1
New Delhi01▼ -100.0%−1
Recife01▼ -100.0%−1
Windhoek01▼ -100.0%−1

Top 5 countries

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

  1. Russia33
  2. Mexico29
  3. India25
  4. Nigeria20
  5. Tanzania18

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All countries together · Visa class C2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 202671
Dec 2025
22% of selected
Jan 2026
1012% of selected
Feb 2026
7186% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 69 (3450.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 21071
Total21071