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G2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

1,174

That is 505 more than in January 2026 (669) — +75.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

+75.5% vs January 2026 (669)-17.3% vs February 2025 (1,420)

All published months together: 119,425

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Tanzania	109	14	+678.6%+95
Brazil	45	9	+400.0%+36
Zimbabwe	37	8	+362.5%+29
Philippines	35	10	+250.0%+25
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	34	9	+277.8%+25
Gambia, The	32	2	+1500.0%+30
China - Mainland	27	25	+8.0%+2
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27	23	+17.4%+4
Turkey	27	18	+50.0%+9
Denmark	26	15	+73.3%+11
Sweden	25	2	+1150.0%+23
Kenya	21	17	+23.5%+4
Japan	19	10	+90.0%+9
Uganda	18	10	+80.0%+8
Ghana	17	19	-10.5%−2
South Africa	16	5	+220.0%+11
Egypt	15	14	+7.1%+1
India	15	7	+114.3%+8
Liberia	15	5	+200.0%+10
Morocco	14	7	+100.0%+7
Indonesia	13	27	-51.9%−14
Netherlands	13	5	+160.0%+8
Pakistan	12	8	+50.0%+4
Nigeria	12	5	+140.0%+7
Qatar	12	1	+1100.0%+11
Angola	12	0	new+12
Zambia	11	17	-35.3%−6
France	11	13	-15.4%−2
Saudi Arabia	11	10	+10.0%+1
Germany	11	8	+37.5%+3
Russia	10	28	-64.3%−18
Romania	10	11	-9.1%−1
Cambodia	8	7	+14.3%+1
Spain	8	5	+60.0%+3
Finland	7	17	-58.8%−10
Vietnam	7	3	+133.3%+4
Cuba	7	2	+250.0%+5
Cameroon	7	1	+600.0%+6
Libya	5	3	+66.7%+2
Mozambique	5	0	new+5
Congo, Republic of the	4	7	-42.9%−3
Thailand	4	5	-20.0%−1
Italy	4	2	+100.0%+2
Bangladesh	4	1	+300.0%+3
Azerbaijan	3	10	-70.0%−7
Malaysia	3	6	-50.0%−3
Senegal	3	4	-25.0%−1
Kazakhstan	3	1	+200.0%+2
Uzbekistan	2	3	-33.3%−1
Mongolia	2	2	+0.0%+0
Malawi	2	1	+100.0%+1
Sierra Leone	2	0	new+2
Sri Lanka	1	5	-80.0%−4
Cote D'Ivoire	1	1	+0.0%+0
Sudan	1	1	+0.0%+0
Chad	0	3	-100.0%−3
Iran	0	2	-100.0%−2
Iraq	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
Dar Es Salaam	109	14	+678.6%+95
Brasilia	43	9	+377.8%+34
Harare	37	8	+362.5%+29
Manila	35	10	+250.0%+25
Kinshasa	34	8	+325.0%+26
Banjul	32	2	+1500.0%+30
Copenhagen	29	16	+81.3%+13
London	28	23	+21.7%

G2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202515,139
20261,843

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	536	669	+24.8%
February	1,420	1,174	-17.3%
March	1,645	–	–
April	1,712	–	–
May	635	–	–
June	709	–	–
July	880	–	–
August	1,307	–	–
September	4,514	–	–
October	985	–	–
November	435	–	–
December	361	–	–

When is it busy? G2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: September (27.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.0%

11.9%

10.8%

7.7%

4.0%

5.3%

5.1%

10.5%

27.0%

7.0%

3.5%

2.2%

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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.

G2 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,958
Apr '17	1,391
May '17	957
Jun '17	1,131
Jul '17	1,018
Aug '17	1,942
Sep '17	3,691
Oct '17	1,050
Nov '17	493
Dec '17	273
Jan '18	664
Feb '18	1,118
Mar '18	1,763
Apr '18	1,752
May '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	361	669	1,174
Total	361	669	1,174

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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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G2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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