Visa type

CW1

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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CW1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
64

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

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

All published months together: 11,564

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All countries together · Visa class CW1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202561
  • Jan 2026112
  • Feb 202664
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  • Jan 2026 is 51 (83.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (4.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 6111264
Total6111264
Total visas issued
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  1. Philippines174
  2. China - mainland9
  3. Korea, South7
  4. Thailand2

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Philippines5294 -44.7%−42
China - mainland89 -11.1%−1
Thailand21 +100.0%+1
Korea, South16 -83.3%−5
Japan10new+1
India02 -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.

Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Manila5294 -44.7%−42
Beijing34 -25.0%−1
Guangzhou22 +0.0%+0
Bangkok21 +100.0%+1
Shenyang20new+2
Seoul16 -83.3%−5
Wuhan12 -50.0%−1
Tokyo10new+1
Chennai02 -100.0%−2
Shanghai01 -100.0%−1

CW1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,180
  • 2026176
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Month20252026Change
January54112 +107.4%
February2864 +128.6%
March25––
April57––
May191––
June136––
July85––
August192––
September184––
October113––
November54––
December61––

When is it busy? CW1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: February (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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.

CW1 worldwide: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial873
2019 2,636
2020 746
2021 479
2022 1,293
2023 1,908
2024 2,273
2025 1,180
2026 partial176