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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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N8

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

Top 5 countries

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that country.

  1. Benin2
  2. China - Mainland2
  3. Colombia2
  4. Pakistan2
  5. Argentina1
N8 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
1

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -50.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (2)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 137

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Kazakhstan10new+1
Colombia02▼ -100.0%−2

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
Rome10new+1
Asuncion01▼ -100.0%−1
Bogota01▼ -100.0%−1

N8 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202527
  • 20263
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January102▼ -80.0%
February31▼ -66.7%
March0––
April7––
May2––
June1––
July1––
August1––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December1––

When is it busy? N8 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%
9.6%
5.3%
6.3%
7.8%
10.9%
10.4%
11.7%
8.2%
3.5%
10.2%
6.0%
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.

N8 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial5
FY2018 18
FY2019 18
FY2020 8
FY2021 10
FY2022 14
FY2023 7
FY2024 10
FY2025 43
FY2026 partial4

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All countries together · Visa class N8 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
125% of selected
Jan 2026
250% of selected
Feb 2026
125% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 121
Total121