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D visas issued worldwide · February 2026

106

That is 88 fewer than in January 2026 (194) — -45.4%.

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-45.4% vs January 2026 (194)-73.0% vs February 2025 (392)

All published months together: 57,530

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Dec 2025129
Jan 2026194
Feb 2026106

Dec 2025

12930% of selected

Jan 2026

19445% of selected

Feb 2026

10625% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 65 (50.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 23 (17.8%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	129	194	106
Total	129	194	106

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Saudi Arabia	63	56	+12.5%+7
Kazakhstan	10	48	-79.2%−38
Algeria	10	42	-76.2%−32
Ethiopia	8	20	-60.0%−12
United Arab Emirates	6	7	-14.3%−1
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	+0.0%+0
Zimbabwe	1	11	-90.9%−10
Togo	1	1	+0.0%+0
Mexico	1	0	new+1
Serbia	1	0	new+1
Armenia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Cambodia	0	1	-100.0%−1
China - Mainland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Ghana	0	1	-100.0%−1
Philippines	0	1	-100.0%−1
Senegal	0	1	-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 visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Jeddah	48	47	+2.1%+1
Doha	16	87	-81.6%−71
Riyadh	15	8	+87.5%+7
Addis Ababa	8	20	-60.0%−12
Algiers	5	2	+150.0%+3
Dubai	3	6	-50.0%−3
Abu Dhabi	3	4	-25.0%−1
Bishkek	1	2	-50.0%−1
Lome	1	1	+0.0%+0
Astana	1	0	new+1
Bucharest	1	0	new+1
Almaty	0	11	-100.0%−11
Accra	0	1	-100.0%−1
Dakar	0	1	-100.0%−1
Dhahran	0	1	-100.0%−1
Nassau	0	1	-100.0%−1
Phnom Penh	0	1	-100.0%−1
Shanghai	0	1	-100.0%−1

D worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,522
2026300

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	402	194	-51.7%
February	392	106	-73.0%
March	515	–	–
April	484	–	–
May	516	–	–
June	145	–	–
July	188	–	–
August	183	–	–
September	211	–	–
October	219	–	–
November	138	–	–
December	129	–	–

When is it busy? D visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.8%

9.0%

9.2%

7.0%

7.8%

7.0%

7.9%

8.9%

8.2%

8.0%

7.5%

7.6%

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.

D 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	6,446
2018	6,117
2019	9,463
2020	4,360
2021	2,876
2022	9,561
2023	9,016
2024	5,869
2025	3,522
2026 partial	300

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Dec 2025129
Jan 2026194
Feb 2026106

Dec 2025

12930% of selected

Jan 2026

19445% of selected

Feb 2026

10625% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 65 (50.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 23 (17.8%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	129	194	106
Total	129	194	106

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Saudi Arabia	63	56	+12.5%+7
Kazakhstan	10	48	-79.2%−38
Algeria	10	42	-76.2%−32
Ethiopia	8	20	-60.0%−12
United Arab Emirates	6	7	-14.3%−1
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	+0.0%+0
Zimbabwe	1	11	-90.9%−10
Togo	1	1	+0.0%+0
Mexico	1	0	new+1
Serbia	1	0	new+1
Armenia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Cambodia	0	1	-100.0%−1
China - Mainland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Ghana	0	1	-100.0%−1
Philippines	0	1	-100.0%−1
Senegal	0	1	-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 visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Jeddah	48	47	+2.1%+1
Doha	16	87	-81.6%−71
Riyadh	15	8	+87.5%+7
Addis Ababa	8	20	-60.0%−12
Algiers	5	2	+150.0%+3
Dubai	3	6	-50.0%−3
Abu Dhabi	3	4	-25.0%−1
Bishkek	1	2	-50.0%−1
Lome	1	1	+0.0%+0
Astana	1	0	new+1
Bucharest	1	0	new+1
Almaty	0	11	-100.0%−11
Accra	0	1	-100.0%−1
Dakar	0	1	-100.0%−1
Dhahran	0	1	-100.0%−1
Nassau	0	1	-100.0%−1
Phnom Penh	0	1	-100.0%−1
Shanghai	0	1	-100.0%−1

D worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,522
2026300

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	402	194	-51.7%
February	392	106	-73.0%
March	515	–	–
April	484	–	–
May	516	–	–
June	145	–	–
July	188	–	–
August	183	–	–
September	211	–	–
October	219	–	–
November	138	–	–
December	129	–	–

When is it busy? D visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: June (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.8%

9.0%

9.2%

7.0%

7.8%

7.0%

7.9%

8.9%

8.2%

8.0%

7.5%

7.6%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

D 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	6,446
2018	6,117
2019	9,463
2020	4,360
2021	2,876
2022	9,561
2023	9,016
2024	5,869
2025	3,522
2026 partial	300

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