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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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CW2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
20

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (29) — ▼ -31.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-31.0% vs January 2026 (29)▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 3,461

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Philippines1826▼ -30.8%−8
China - Mainland22▲ +0.0%+0
Korea, South01▼ -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
Manila1826▼ -30.8%−8
Guangzhou12▼ -50.0%−1
Wuhan10new+1
Seoul01▼ -100.0%−1

CW2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025278
  • 202649
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Month20252026Change
January1829▲ +61.1%
February1020▲ +100.0%
March15––
April13––
May40––
June34––
July13––
August35––
September34––
October37––
November12––
December17––

When is it busy? CW2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%
10.7%
10.9%
8.1%
8.9%
10.4%
7.9%
7.3%
6.0%
5.1%
6.5%
6.5%
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.

CW2 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial372
FY2018 548
FY2019 526
FY2020 140
FY2021 129
FY2022 246
FY2023 465
FY2024 652
FY2025 268
FY2026 partial115

Top 5 countries

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

  1. Philippines257
  2. Korea, South23
  3. China - Mainland15
  4. Bangladesh1
  5. Fiji1

Explore CW2 by period

Total visas issued
13
Latest 12 months · CW2 · April
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All countries together · Visa class CW2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202629
  • Feb 202620
Dec 2025
1726% of selected
Jan 2026
2944% of selected
Feb 2026
2030% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (70.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (17.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 172920
Total172920