Visa type

E3R

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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E3R visas issued worldwide · February 2026
260

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (255) — +2.0%.

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+2.0% vs January 2026 (255)+21.5% vs February 2025 (214)

All published months together: 18,258

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All countries together · Visa class E3R · One total per month
  • Dec 2025418
  • Jan 2026255
  • Feb 2026260
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  • Jan 2026 is 163 (39.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 158 (37.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 418255260
Total418255260
Total visas issued
2,818
Latest 12 months · E3R

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Top countries

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  1. Australia2,815
  2. Canada1
  3. Ireland1
  4. Philippines1

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Australia260255 +2.0%+5

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

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Sydney142160 -11.3%−18
Melbourne7458 +27.6%+16
Perth1612 +33.3%+4
London1216 -25.0%−4
Hong Kong32 +50.0%+1
Toronto21 +100.0%+1
Auckland20new+2
Chennai11 +0.0%+0
Dublin11 +0.0%+0
Calgary10new+1
Madrid10new+1
New Delhi10new+1
Ottawa10new+1
Tel Aviv10new+1
Amsterdam01 -100.0%−1
Istanbul01 -100.0%−1

E3R worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,798
  • 2026515
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Month20252026Change
January281255 -9.3%
February214260 +21.5%
March210––
April198––
May194––
June241––
July243––
August254––
September187––
October177––
November181––
December418––

When is it busy? E3R visas worldwide

Busiest month: December (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

E3R worldwide: all published months

0200400600800Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '18213
Nov '18233
Dec '18346
Jan '19258
Feb '19248
Mar '19296
Apr '19284
May '19262
Jun '19217
Jul '19261
Aug '19289
Sep '19230
Oct '19257
Nov '19235
Dec '19362
Jan '20274
Feb '20274
Mar '20181
Apr '2011
May '2014
Jun '2034
Jul '2038
Aug '2053
Sep '2042
Oct '2078
Nov '2072
Dec '2086
Jan '21106
Feb '2161
Mar '21111
Apr '2194
May '21100
Jun '21108
Jul '2190
Aug '21105
Sep '2182
Oct '2180
Nov '21136
Dec '21262
Jan '22458
Feb '22285
Mar '22291
Apr '22223
May '22243
Jun '22161
Jul '22183
Aug '22166
Sep '22145
Oct '22183
Nov '22202
Dec '22308
Jan '23221
Feb '23146
Mar '23223
Apr '23171
May '23170
Jun '23192
Jul '23185
Aug '23220
Sep '23195
Oct '23181
Nov '23221
Dec '23441
Jan '24291
Feb '24294
Mar '24242
Apr '24254
May '24222
Jun '24228
Jul '24292
Aug '24242
Sep '24193
Oct '24205
Nov '24185
Dec '24400
Jan '25281
Feb '25214
Mar '25210
Apr '25198
May '25194
Jun '25241
Jul '25243
Aug '25254
Sep '25187
Oct '25177
Nov '25181
Dec '25418
Jan '26255
Feb '26260