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E3D visas issued worldwide · February 2026

231

That is 66 more than in January 2026 (165) — +40.0%.

Quick view · February 2026

+40.0% vs January 2026 (165)+4.5% vs February 2025 (221)

All published months together: 30,022

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Australia	185	128	+44.5%+57
India	9	5	+80.0%+4
New Zealand	4	6	-33.3%−2
Canada	4	3	+33.3%+1
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	8	-62.5%−5
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Germany	2	0	new+2
Indonesia	2	0	new+2
Israel	2	0	new+2
Italy	2	0	new+2
Korea, South	2	0	new+2
Ireland	1	5	-80.0%−4
China - Mainland	1	2	-50.0%−1
France	1	1	+0.0%+0
Turkey	1	1	+0.0%+0
Vietnam	1	1	+0.0%+0
Costa Rica	1	0	new+1
El Salvador	1	0	new+1
Hong Kong S. A. R.	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+1
Romania	1	0	new+1
Singapore	1	0	new+1
South Africa	1	0	new+1
Sweden	1	0	new+1
Denmark	0	1	-100.0%−1
Mexico	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	95	103	-7.8%−8
Melbourne	58	16	+262.5%+42
Perth	13	6	+116.7%+7
London	12	16	-25.0%−4
Toronto	7	0	new+7
Hong Kong	6	0	new+6
Auckland	5	0	new+5
Calgary	5	0	new+5
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E3D worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,272
2026396

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	289	165	-42.9%
February	221	231	+4.5%
March	260	–	–
April	215	–	–
May	255	–	–
June	368	–	–
July	512	–	–
August	332	–	–
September	173	–	–
October	162	–	–
November	161	–	–
December	324	–	–

When is it busy? E3D visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.7%

8.9%

6.4%

6.8%

8.6%

11.2%

9.5%

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7.1%

9.8%

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.

E3D 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	3,697
2018	4,094
2019	4,347
2020	1,503
2021	1,786
2022	3,735
2023	3,604
2024	3,588
2025	3,272
2026 partial	396

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	324	165	231
Total	324	165	231

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E3D worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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