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L2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

4,643

That is 353 fewer than in January 2026 (4,996) — -7.1%.

Quick view · February 2026

-7.1% vs January 2026 (4,996)-20.4% vs February 2025 (5,833)

All published months together: 613,960

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	1,326	1,501	-11.7%−175
Korea, South	432	461	-6.3%−29
Japan	348	210	+65.7%+138
Brazil	327	435	-24.8%−108
China - Mainland	286	313	-8.6%−27
Mexico	243	348	-30.2%−105
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	186	210	-11.4%−24
France	169	132	+28.0%+37
Germany	99	64	+54.7%+35
Israel	67	32	+109.4%+35
Taiwan	63	91	-30.8%−28
Australia	63	47	+34.0%+16
Pakistan	57	23	+147.8%+34
Colombia	52	63	-17.5%−11
Egypt	51	23	+121.7%+28
Chile	48	71	-32.4%−23
South Africa	47	50	-6.0%−3
Spain	46	52	-11.5%−6
Philippines	44	69	-36.2%−25
Netherlands	40	31	+29.0%+9
Vietnam	35	49	-28.6%−14
Peru	28	18	+55.6%+10
Ireland	26	28	-7.1%−2
Russia	26	27	-3.7%−1
Turkey	24	25	-4.0%−1
Ecuador	24	17	+41.2%+7
Argentina	23	51	-54.9%−28
Italy	22	72	-69.4%−50
Ukraine	22	32	-31.3%−10
Nigeria	20	9	+122.2%+11
Costa Rica	19	16	+18.8%+3
Canada	19	11	+72.7%+8
Finland	18	18	+0.0%+0
Malaysia	18	11	+63.6%+7
Hungary	17	18	-5.6%−1
Dominican Republic	17	3	+466.7%+14
Singapore	16	6	+166.7%+10
New Zealand	14	15	-6.7%−1
Thailand	14	14	+0.0%+0
Switzerland	12	0	new+12
Portugal	11	12	-8.3%−1
Czech Republic	11	6	+83.3%+5
Poland	10	19	-47.4%−9
Sweden	10	17	-41.2%−7
Serbia	10	14	-28.6%−4
Austria	10	3	+233.3%+7
Sri Lanka	9	13	-30.8%−4
Belgium	8	14	-42.9%−6
Denmark	8	8	+0.0%+0
Norway	7	15	-53.3%−8
Romania	7	8	-12.5%−1
Trinidad and Tobago	7	0	new+7
Indonesia	6	8	-25.0%−2
Hong Kong S. A. R.	6	5	+20.0%+1
Venezuela	4	13	-69.2%−9
Belarus	4	5	-20.0%−1
Saudi Arabia	3	14	-78.6%−11
Kazakhstan	3	3	+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
Chennai	780	1,021	-23.6%−241
Seoul	423	445	-4.9%−22
Tokyo	296	202	+46.5%+94
London	202	226	-10.6%−24
Sao Paulo	190	228	-16.7%−38
Hyderabad	190	142	+33.8%+48
Paris	173	136	+27.2%+37
Mexico City	112	143	-21.7%

L2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202573,972
20269,639

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6,377	4,996	-21.7%
February	5,833	4,643	-20.4%
March	5,730	–	–
April	6,203	–	–
May	5,575	–	–
June	8,506	–	–
July	10,046	–	–
August	6,292	–	–
September	4,711	–	–
October	4,365	–	–
November	3,967	–	–
December	6,367	–	–

When is it busy? L2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%

9.7%

9.4%

6.8%

6.7%

8.8%

9.9%

8.6%

7.2%

6.9%

8.8%

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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.

L2 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	7,769
Apr '17	5,558
May '17	6,605
Jun '17	8,728
Jul '17	9,997
Aug '17	8,076
Sep '17	5,131
Oct '17	4,892
Nov '17	5,059
Dec '17	7,203
Jan '18	5,985
Feb '18	5,072
Mar '18	6,194
Apr '18	5,979

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6,367	4,996	4,643
Total	6,367	4,996	4,643

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L2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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