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M1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

547

That is 32 fewer than in January 2026 (579) — -5.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

-5.5% vs January 2026 (579)+13.0% vs February 2025 (484)

All published months together: 59,440

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	117	77	+51.9%+40
Saudi Arabia	62	21	+195.2%+41
Japan	59	51	+15.7%+8
Brazil	56	48	+16.7%+8
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30	61	-50.8%−31
Germany	27	5	+440.0%+22
Mexico	20	30	-33.3%−10
Korea, South	15	69	-78.3%−54
Taiwan	15	13	+15.4%+2
France	10	20	-50.0%−10
Spain	10	2	+400.0%+8
China - Mainland	8	13	-38.5%−5
Colombia	8	8	+0.0%+0
Israel	7	6	+16.7%+1
Belgium	6	4	+50.0%+2
Pakistan	6	4	+50.0%+2
Philippines	6	4	+50.0%+2
Vietnam	5	5	+0.0%+0
Australia	5	4	+25.0%+1
Egypt	5	2	+150.0%+3
Russia	5	2	+150.0%+3
Italy	3	14	-78.6%−11
Singapore	3	3	+0.0%+0
Turkey	3	3	+0.0%+0
Netherlands	3	2	+50.0%+1
Peru	3	2	+50.0%+1
Thailand	3	2	+50.0%+1
Austria	3	0	new+3
Dominican Republic	3	0	new+3
Norway	2	5	-60.0%−3
Trinidad and Tobago	2	4	-50.0%−2
Bahamas, The	2	2	+0.0%+0
Portugal	2	2	+0.0%+0
Chile	2	0	new+2
Switzerland	2	0	new+2
Argentina	1	18	-94.4%−17
Hong Kong S. A. R.	1	15	-93.3%−14
Ecuador	1	3	-66.7%−2
Indonesia	1	3	-66.7%−2
Poland	1	2	-50.0%−1
South Africa	1	2	-50.0%−1
Bangladesh	1	0	new+1
Cambodia	1	0	new+1
Canada	1	0	new+1
Jamaica	1	0	new+1
Nepal	1	0	new+1
Ireland	0	4	-100.0%−4
New Zealand	0	3	-100.0%−3
Panama	0	3	-100.0%−3
Malaysia	0	2	-100.0%−2
Costa Rica	0	1	-100.0%−1
Guatemala	0	1	-100.0%−1
Sweden	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
New Delhi	65	40	+62.5%+25
Tokyo	49	33	+48.5%+16
Jeddah	46	18	+155.6%+28
Mumbai	42	24	+75.0%+18
Sao Paulo	33	32	+3.1%+1
London	31	77	-59.7%−46
Frankfurt	20	4	+400.0%+16
AIT Taipei	15	13	+15.4%

M1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20255,986
20261,126

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	527	579	+9.9%
February	484	547	+13.0%
March	468	–	–
April	550	–	–
May	557	–	–
June	366	–	–
July	419	–	–
August	716	–	–
September	544	–	–
October	397	–	–
November	415	–	–
December	543	–	–

When is it busy? M1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.3%

7.7%

7.9%

6.5%

7.1%

8.4%

10.0%

13.2%

8.3%

6.3%

7.0%

8.1%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

M1 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	6,281
FY2018	9,319
FY2019	9,170
FY2020	3,930
FY2021	4,563
FY2022	5,282
FY2023	6,064
FY2024	6,341
FY2025	6,009
FY2026 partial	2,481

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	543	579	547
Total	543	579	547

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