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Dependent of an F-1 student · For the spouse and unmarried children of F-1 students.

F2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

794

That is 206 more than in January 2026 (588) — +35.0%.

Quick view · February 2026

+35.0% vs January 2026 (588)-44.7% vs February 2025 (1,435)

All published months together: 199,048

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	201	96	+109.4%+105
Ghana	171	30	+470.0%+141
Bangladesh	87	86	+1.2%+1
China - Mainland	49	72	-31.9%−23
Saudi Arabia	36	44	-18.2%−8
Brazil	33	13	+153.8%+20
Korea, South	32	17	+88.2%+15
Nepal	23	19	+21.1%+4
Chile	21	11	+90.9%+10
Colombia	16	25	-36.0%−9
Japan	14	8	+75.0%+6
Pakistan	12	11	+9.1%+1
Egypt	12	7	+71.4%+5
Kuwait	9	3	+200.0%+6
Mexico	8	13	-38.5%−5
Vietnam	8	6	+33.3%+2
France	6	4	+50.0%+2
Taiwan	5	8	-37.5%−3
Kenya	5	6	-16.7%−1
Jordan	4	3	+33.3%+1
Turkey	4	2	+100.0%+2
Peru	4	1	+300.0%+3
Australia	3	3	+0.0%+0
Azerbaijan	2	8	-75.0%−6
Russia	2	3	-33.3%−1
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	2	+0.0%+0
Germany	2	0	new+2
Argentina	1	7	-85.7%−6
Indonesia	1	6	-83.3%−5
Dominican Republic	1	4	-75.0%−3
Kazakhstan	1	4	-75.0%−3
Spain	1	3	-66.7%−2
Honduras	1	1	+0.0%+0
Italy	1	1	+0.0%+0
Sri Lanka	1	1	+0.0%+0
Hong Kong S. A. R.	1	0	new+1
Israel	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+1
United Arab Emirates	1	0	new+1
Mongolia	0	12	-100.0%−12
Ecuador	0	5	-100.0%−5
Malaysia	0	3	-100.0%−3
Jamaica	0	2	-100.0%−2
Uzbekistan	0	2	-100.0%−2
Ethiopia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Singapore	0	1	-100.0%−1
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
Accra	170	28	+507.1%+142
Dhaka	87	83	+4.8%+4
Hyderabad	74	33	+124.2%+41
Mumbai	57	28	+103.6%+29
New Delhi	47	12	+291.7%+35
Seoul	31	17	+82.4%+14
Beijing	23	23	+0.0%+0
Kathmandu	23	18	+27.8%

F2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202516,187
20261,382

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,349	588	-56.4%
February	1,435	794	-44.7%
March	1,300	–	–
April	2,061	–	–
May	2,114	–	–
June	1,414	–	–
July	1,621	–	–
August	1,556	–	–
September	903	–	–
October	881	–	–
November	717	–	–
December	836	–	–

When is it busy? F2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.6%). 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.

F2 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	18,261
FY2018	26,646
FY2019	24,500
FY2020	9,836
FY2021	19,856
FY2022	25,945
FY2023	26,939
FY2024	24,101
FY2025	19,148
FY2026 partial	3,816

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	836	588	794
Total	836	588	794

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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

F2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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