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CW1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 48 fewer than in January 2026 (112) — -42.9%.

Quick view · February 2026

-42.9% vs January 2026 (112)+128.6% vs February 2025 (28)

All published months together: 17,044

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Philippines	52	94	-44.7%−42
China - Mainland	8	9	-11.1%−1
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Korea, South	1	6	-83.3%−5
Japan	1	0	new+1
India	0	2	-100.0%−2

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	52	94	-44.7%−42
Beijing	3	4	-25.0%−1
Guangzhou	2	2	+0.0%+0
Bangkok	2	1	+100.0%+1
Shenyang	2	0	new+2
Seoul	1	6	-83.3%−5
Wuhan	1	2	-50.0%−1
Tokyo	1	0	new+1

CW1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,180
2026176

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	54	112	+107.4%
February	28	64	+128.6%
March	25	–	–
April	57	–	–
May	191	–	–
June	136	–	–
July	85	–	–
August	192	–	–
September	184	–	–
October	113	–	–
November	54	–	–
December	61	–	–

When is it busy? CW1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.1%

12.7%

12.1%

8.1%

8.9%

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6.3%

6.4%

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5.5%

5.1%

6.7%

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.

CW1 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	2,478
FY2018	3,002
FY2019	3,258
FY2020	977
FY2021	401
FY2022	1,046
FY2023	1,851
FY2024	2,517
FY2025	1,110
FY2026 partial	404

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	61	112	64
Total	61	112	64

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CW1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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