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F1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

4,035

That is 4,745 fewer than in January 2026 (8,780) — -54.0%.

Quick view · February 2026

-54.0% vs January 2026 (8,780)-40.7% vs February 2025 (6,804)

All published months together: 3,080,947

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	657	896	-26.7%−239
China - Mainland	488	1,178	-58.6%−690
Japan	236	352	-33.0%−116
Vietnam	223	686	-67.5%−463
Korea, South	205	341	-39.9%−136
France	154	402	-61.7%−248
Colombia	136	171	-20.5%−35
Ghana	109	38	+186.8%+71
Brazil	106	312	-66.0%−206
Germany	104	112	-7.1%−8
Mexico	96	222	-56.8%−126
Spain	87	86	+1.2%+1
Chile	80	121	-33.9%−41
Taiwan	78	194	-59.8%−116
Italy	64	408	-84.3%−344
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	64	91	-29.7%−27
Peru	55	70	-21.4%−15
Saudi Arabia	45	100	-55.0%−55
Turkey	45	76	-40.8%−31
Bangladesh	43	78	-44.9%−35
Switzerland	38	18	+111.1%+20
Pakistan	36	76	-52.6%−40
Thailand	30	213	-85.9%−183
Kenya	28	62	-54.8%−34
Argentina	27	125	-78.4%−98
Indonesia	25	68	-63.2%−43
Hong Kong S. A. R.	25	51	-51.0%−26
Singapore	25	36	-30.6%−11
Sweden	24	68	-64.7%−44
Australia	23	94	-75.5%−71
Kuwait	21	63	-66.7%−42
Philippines	21	26	-19.2%−5
Ecuador	20	110	-81.8%−90
South Africa	20	73	-72.6%−53
Kazakhstan	20	43	-53.5%−23
Netherlands	19	32	-40.6%−13
Dominican Republic	18	54	-66.7%−36
Nepal	18	44	-59.1%−26
Egypt	17	22	-22.7%−5
Greece	15	27	-44.4%−12
Russia	14	36	-61.1%−22
Israel	12	50	-76.0%−38
Bahamas, The	11	33	-66.7%−22
Malaysia	11	20	-45.0%−9
Norway	10	55	-81.8%−45
Ukraine	10	44	-77.3%−34
Ethiopia	9	37	-75.7%−28
Poland	9	16	-43.8%−7
Jordan	8	15	-46.7%−7
Jamaica	6	25	-76.0%−19
Panama	4	43	-90.7%−39
Denmark	4	22	-81.8%−18
Serbia	3	73	-95.9%−70
Nigeria	2	2	+0.0%+0

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
Beijing	254	510	-50.2%−256
New Delhi	227	294	-22.8%−67
Mumbai	200	236	-15.3%−36
Seoul	197	335	-41.2%−138
Tokyo	183	287	-36.2%−104
Ho Chi Minh City	141	414	-65.9%−273
Paris	141	370	-61.9%−229
Bogota	133	177

F1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025259,812
202612,815

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	13,571	8,780	-35.3%
February	6,804	4,035	-40.7%
March	9,149	–	–
April	20,538	–	–
May	45,357	–	–
June	41,401	–	–
July	49,955	–	–
August	34,298	–	–
September	7,535	–	–
October	5,766	–	–
November	7,708	–	–
December	17,730	–	–

When is it busy? F1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (21.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.5%

2.2%

2.4%

4.0%

10.8%

18.7%

21.3%

13.1%

3.0%

5.6%

10.3%

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.

F1 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	9,896
Apr '17	12,990
May '17	47,311
Jun '17	87,143
Jul '17	85,064
Aug '17	46,480
Sep '17	10,169
Oct '17	7,241
Nov '17	14,071
Dec '17	29,656
Jan '18	18,039
Feb '18	7,302
Mar '18	8,756
Apr '18	13,880

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	17,730	8,780	4,035
Total	17,730	8,780	4,035

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F1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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