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E1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

465

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (464) — +0.2%.

Quick view · February 2026

+0.2% vs January 2026 (464)-6.8% vs February 2025 (499)

All published months together: 50,502

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Canada	128	106	+20.8%+22
Japan	113	118	-4.2%−5
Mexico	56	84	-33.3%−28
Taiwan	52	23	+126.1%+29
Germany	19	19	+0.0%+0
France	19	14	+35.7%+5
Italy	16	29	-44.8%−13
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	19	-47.4%−9
Spain	8	19	-57.9%−11
Israel	7	9	-22.2%−2
Argentina	6	0	new+6
Pakistan	5	3	+66.7%+2
Poland	5	0	new+5
Colombia	4	2	+100.0%+2
Costa Rica	4	0	new+4
Austria	2	4	-50.0%−2
Korea, South	2	4	-50.0%−2
New Zealand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Netherlands	1	1	+0.0%+0
Denmark	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+1
Suriname	1	0	new+1
Greece	0	3	-100.0%−3
Turkey	0	2	-100.0%−2
Belgium	0	1	-100.0%−1
Czech Republic	0	1	-100.0%−1
Venezuela	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
Tokyo	91	97	-6.2%−6
Toronto	87	92	-5.4%−5
AIT Taipei	48	23	+108.7%+25
Monterrey	41	62	-33.9%−21
Osaka/Kobe	24	21	+14.3%+3
Frankfurt	22	20	+10.0%+2
Paris	19	14	+35.7%+5
Rome	17	29	-41.4%

E1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20255,564
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	425	464	+9.2%
February	499	465	-6.8%
March	428	–	–
April	456	–	–
May	502	–	–
June	556	–	–
July	598	–	–
August	478	–	–
September	400	–	–
October	383	–	–
November	367	–	–
December	472	–	–

When is it busy? E1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: June (9.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (7.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

E1 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	4,457
FY2018	6,543
FY2019	6,631
FY2020	3,281
FY2021	4,869
FY2022	5,400
FY2023	5,832
FY2024	5,651
FY2025	5,687
FY2026 partial	2,151

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	472	464	465
Total	472	464	465

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E1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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