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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
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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
0255075100Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '170
May '172
Jun '170
Jul '174
Aug '170
Sep '172
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '183
May '180
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
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '1910
Feb '1921
Mar '191
Apr '1912
May '191
Jun '192
Jul '195
Aug '191
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '191
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '213
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '221
May '223
Jun '220
Jul '221
Aug '2210
Sep '2217
Oct '224
Nov '221
Dec '220
Jan '2312
Feb '2321
Mar '2331
Apr '2320
May '2321
Jun '2340
Jul '2337
Aug '2314
Sep '2346
Oct '232
Nov '2310
Dec '234
Jan '2442
Feb '2488
Mar '2471
Apr '2421
May '244
Jun '2423
Jul '2425
Aug '248
Sep '2466
Oct '243
Nov '248
Dec '2416
Jan '2519
Feb '2549
Mar '2526
Apr '2510
May '253
Jun '2518
Jul '2523
Aug '257
Sep '2551
Oct '252
Nov '254
Dec '252
Jan '2610
Feb '2671

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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Total issued 21071
Total21071