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NATO2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

562

That is 69 more than in January 2026 (493) — +14.0%.

Quick view · February 2026

+14.0% vs January 2026 (493)-17.5% vs February 2025 (681)

All published months together: 65,510

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Belgium	66	76	-13.2%−10
Poland	62	55	+12.7%+7
Finland	57	53	+7.5%+4
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	39	32	+21.9%+7
Italy	33	50	-34.0%−17
Hungary	31	10	+210.0%+21
France	30	26	+15.4%+4
Sweden	25	12	+108.3%+13
Romania	24	10	+140.0%+14
Czech Republic	23	14	+64.3%+9
Denmark	21	2	+950.0%+19
Norway	17	15	+13.3%+2
Bulgaria	16	0	new+16
Slovenia	15	14	+7.1%+1
Portugal	13	11	+18.2%+2
Albania	12	12	+0.0%+0
Lithuania	11	6	+83.3%+5
Germany	10	29	-65.5%−19
Spain	9	15	-40.0%−6
Canada	9	5	+80.0%+4
Greece	9	3	+200.0%+6
Netherlands	7	6	+16.7%+1
Latvia	7	5	+40.0%+2
North Macedonia	4	0	new+4
Croatia	3	1	+200.0%+2
Turkey	3	1	+200.0%+2
Slovakia	2	15	-86.7%−13
Estonia	2	11	-81.8%−9
Afghanistan	1	0	new+1
Iceland	1	0	new+1
Montenegro	0	2	-100.0%−2
Brazil	0	1	-100.0%−1
Luxembourg	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
Brussels	77	88	-12.5%−11
Warsaw	61	55	+10.9%+6
Helsinki	56	53	+5.7%+3
London	37	22	+68.2%+15
Budapest	32	10	+220.0%+22
Paris	30	25	+20.0%+5
Stockholm	25	11	+127.3%+14
Bucharest	24	10

NATO2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20259,798
20261,055

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	623	493	-20.9%
February	681	562	-17.5%
March	1,169	–	–
April	1,170	–	–
May	1,079	–	–
June	1,374	–	–
July	944	–	–
August	573	–	–
September	571	–	–
October	615	–	–
November	403	–	–
December	596	–	–

When is it busy? NATO2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: June (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

NATO2 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	5,060
2018	6,707
2019	7,066
2020	5,208
2021	7,467
2022	6,935
2023	7,182
2024	9,032
2025	9,798
2026 partial	1,055

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	596	493	562
Total	596	493	562

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NATO2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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