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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

Top 5 countries

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  1. Australia11
  2. Great Britain and Northern Ireland8
  3. France6
  4. Brazil5
  5. Netherlands4
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

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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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Total issued 203
Total203

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
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1720
Apr '1723
May '1734
Jun '1732
Jul '1768
Aug '1764
Sep '1731
Oct '1715
Nov '1728
Dec '1735
Jan '1819
Feb '188
Mar '1812
Apr '189
May '1852
Jun '1849
Jul '1866
Aug '1852
Sep '1821
Oct '187
Nov '1814
Dec '1817
Jan '1917
Feb '1916
Mar '1924
Apr '1930
May '1928
Jun '1932
Jul '1954
Aug '1938
Sep '1914
Oct '1916
Nov '1911
Dec '1914
Jan '202
Feb '208
Mar '2010
Apr '200
May '202
Jun '200
Jul '207
Aug '2033
Sep '2016
Oct '2017
Nov '205
Dec '209
Jan '2110
Feb '215
Mar '215
Apr '217
May '2116
Jun '2145
Jul '2127
Aug '2139
Sep '2134
Oct '219
Nov '2122
Dec '2113
Jan '2215
Feb '229
Mar '225
Apr '2213
May '2220
Jun '2236
Jul '2251
Aug '2229
Sep '2221
Oct '227
Nov '2210
Dec '2216
Jan '2316
Feb '232
Mar '233
Apr '238
May '2317
Jun '2325
Jul '2332
Aug '2350
Sep '239
Oct '239
Nov '238
Dec '234
Jan '249
Feb '244
Mar '242
Apr '2414
May '2427
Jun '2420
Jul '2437
Aug '2432
Sep '243
Oct '241
Nov '249
Dec '247
Jan '256
Feb '255
Mar '254
Apr '254
May '2511
Jun '254
Jul '2515
Aug '2522
Sep '256
Oct '257
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '260
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
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