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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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M2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
3

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (0).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-40.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 1,981

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Brazil30new+3

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Sao Paulo30new+3

M2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202587
  • 20263
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Month20252026Change
January60▼ -100.0%
February53▼ -40.0%
March4––
April4––
May11––
June4––
July15––
August22––
September6––
October7––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? M2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (20.1% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.7%
3.8%
4.1%
4.9%
10.1%
11.4%
17.0%
20.1%
7.9%
5.5%
4.7%
4.9%
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.

M2 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial350
2018 326
2019 294
2020 109
2021 232
2022 232
2023 183
2024 165
2025 87
2026 partial3

Explore M2 by period

Total visas issued
22
Latest 12 months · M2 · August
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Top 5 countries

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  1. Australia11
  2. Great Britain and Northern Ireland8
  3. France6
  4. Brazil5
  5. Netherlands4
Oct'25
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Dec'25
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All countries together · Visa class M2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
240% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
360% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 203
Total203