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K2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

188

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (181) — +3.9%.

Quick view · February 2026

+3.9% vs January 2026 (181)-50.3% vs February 2025 (378)

All published months together: 37,009

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Philippines	62	31	+100.0%+31
Mexico	22	29	-24.1%−7
Vietnam	10	22	-54.5%−12
Kenya	10	7	+42.9%+3
Dominican Republic	8	14	-42.9%−6
Liberia	8	4	+100.0%+4
Colombia	5	7	-28.6%−2
Thailand	5	1	+400.0%+4
Venezuela	4	1	+300.0%+3
Uganda	4	0	new+4
Cuba	3	7	-57.1%−4
China - Mainland	3	4	-25.0%−1
Nicaragua	3	1	+200.0%+2
Nigeria	3	1	+200.0%+2
Jamaica	2	9	-77.8%−7
Cambodia	2	5	-60.0%−3
Ecuador	2	3	-33.3%−1
India	2	2	+0.0%+0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2	0	new+2
Costa Rica	2	0	new+2
Egypt	2	0	new+2
France	2	0	new+2
Ghana	2	0	new+2
Honduras	2	0	new+2
Guatemala	1	4	-75.0%−3
Cabo Verde	1	3	-66.7%−2
Russia	1	2	-50.0%−1
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1	1	+0.0%+0
Nepal	1	1	+0.0%+0
Belarus	1	0	new+1
Cameroon	1	0	new+1
Ethiopia	1	0	new+1
Germany	1	0	new+1
Indonesia	1	0	new+1
Brazil	0	5	-100.0%−5
Peru	0	3	-100.0%−3
Trinidad and Tobago	0	3	-100.0%−3
Spain	0	2	-100.0%−2
Bolivia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Kazakhstan	0	1	-100.0%−1
Pakistan	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
Manila	62	31	+100.0%+31
Ciudad Juarez	22	29	-24.1%−7
Nairobi	14	7	+100.0%+7
Ho Chi Minh City	10	21	-52.4%−11
Bogota	9	8	+12.5%+1
Santo Domingo	8	14	-42.9%−6
Monrovia	8	3	+166.7%+5
Bangkok	5	1

K2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,740
2026369

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	434	181	-58.3%
February	378	188	-50.3%
March	402	–	–
April	321	–	–
May	348	–	–
June	354	–	–
July	393	–	–
August	248	–	–
September	242	–	–
October	277	–	–
November	152	–	–
December	191	–	–

When is it busy? K2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: March (9.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.9%). 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.

K2 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	2,851
FY2018	3,980
FY2019	5,220
FY2020	2,527
FY2021	2,724
FY2022	3,480
FY2023	3,215
FY2024	7,327
FY2025	4,696
FY2026 partial	989

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	191	181	188
Total	191	181	188

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K2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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