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I visas issued worldwide · February 2026

1,690

That is 538 more than in January 2026 (1,152) — +46.7%.

Quick view · February 2026

+46.7% vs January 2026 (1,152)+77.9% vs February 2025 (950)

All published months together: 92,038

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	317	172	+84.3%+145
Japan	166	58	+186.2%+108
Germany	162	112	+44.6%+50
France	116	118	-1.7%−2
Mexico	85	124	-31.5%−39
Spain	83	29	+186.2%+54
Korea, South	62	84	-26.2%−22
Dominican Republic	59	45	+31.1%+14
Ireland	47	6	+683.3%+41
Belgium	45	21	+114.3%+24
Australia	42	28	+50.0%+14
Colombia	39	24	+62.5%+15
Norway	35	15	+133.3%+20
Taiwan	33	2	+1550.0%+31
Brazil	31	42	-26.2%−11
Netherlands	26	37	-29.7%−11
Austria	23	3	+666.7%+20
Argentina	20	28	-28.6%−8
Sweden	19	12	+58.3%+7
Portugal	13	5	+160.0%+8
Romania	12	1	+1100.0%+11
Turkey	10	9	+11.1%+1
Chile	10	6	+66.7%+4
Vietnam	10	5	+100.0%+5
Indonesia	10	1	+900.0%+9
Italy	9	27	-66.7%−18
India	9	9	+0.0%+0
Switzerland	8	1	+700.0%+7
Pakistan	8	0	new+8
Serbia	7	8	-12.5%−1
Peru	6	4	+50.0%+2
Ghana	6	2	+200.0%+4
Czech Republic	6	1	+500.0%+5
Israel	6	1	+500.0%+5
Denmark	5	10	-50.0%−5
Egypt	5	4	+25.0%+1
New Zealand	5	4	+25.0%+1
Morocco	5	3	+66.7%+2
Canada	5	2	+150.0%+3
Nigeria	5	0	new+5
China - Mainland	4	14	-71.4%−10
Poland	4	9	-55.6%−5
Finland	4	2	+100.0%+2
Honduras	4	2	+100.0%+2
Philippines	4	2	+100.0%+2
Ecuador	3	5	-40.0%−2
South Africa	3	2	+50.0%+1
Greece	3	0	new+3
Malaysia	1	3	-66.7%−2
Hong Kong S. A. R.	1	1	+0.0%+0
Lebanon	1	1	+0.0%+0
Georgia	1	0	new+1
Russia	1	0	new+1
Ukraine	0	2	-100.0%−2
Bangladesh	0	1	-100.0%−1
Mongolia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Thailand	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
London	314	173	+81.5%+141
Tokyo	149	52	+186.5%+97
Paris	122	127	-3.9%−5
Madrid	80	26	+207.7%+54
Berlin	76	45	+68.9%+31
Frankfurt	70	35	+100.0%+35
Mexico City	62	86	-27.9%−24
Seoul	62	83	-25.3%

I worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202512,019
20262,842

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	867	1,152	+32.9%
February	950	1,690	+77.9%
March	997	–	–
April	1,336	–	–
May	1,358	–	–
June	1,007	–	–
July	924	–	–
August	1,051	–	–
September	1,089	–	–
October	871	–	–
November	756	–	–
December	813	–	–

When is it busy? I visas worldwide

Busiest month: September (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.3%). 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.

I 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	8,112
FY2018	11,876
FY2019	11,197
FY2020	4,890
FY2021	4,553
FY2022	9,934
FY2023	10,840
FY2024	12,931
FY2025	12,423
FY2026 partial	5,282

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	813	1,152	1,690
Total	813	1,152	1,690

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