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E3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

272

That is 51 more than in January 2026 (221) — +23.1%.

Quick view · February 2026

+23.1% vs January 2026 (221)+6.3% vs February 2025 (256)

All published months together: 38,205

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Australia	272	220	+23.6%+52
South Africa	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
Sydney	128	122	+4.9%+6
Melbourne	89	40	+122.5%+49
Perth	15	18	-16.7%−3
London	13	17	-23.5%−4
Auckland	5	0	new+5
Toronto	3	1	+200.0%+2
Hong Kong	2	4	-50.0%−2
Dublin	2	2	+0.0%+0

E3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,556
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	322	221	-31.4%
February	256	272	+6.3%
March	337	–	–
April	287	–	–
May	293	–	–
June	321	–	–
July	376	–	–
August	378	–	–
September	284	–	–
October	180	–	–
November	143	–	–
December	379	–	–

When is it busy? E3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.1%

8.4%

9.1%

6.8%

7.9%

8.6%

9.2%

8.1%

7.7%

6.9%

9.3%

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.

E3 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	4,880
2018	5,296
2019	5,812
2020	2,307
2021	2,628
2022	5,192
2023	4,109
2024	3,932
2025	3,556
2026 partial	493

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	379	221	272
Total	379	221	272

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Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

E3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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