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NATO4 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 29 more than in January 2026 (16) — +181.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

+181.3% vs January 2026 (16)+50.0% vs February 2025 (30)

All published months together: 1,871

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
France	8	4	+100.0%+4
Spain	6	1	+500.0%+5
Belgium	6	0	new+6
Canada	5	0	new+5
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4	0	new+4
Germany	3	3	+0.0%+0
Turkey	3	1	+200.0%+2
Bulgaria	2	0	new+2
Italy	2	0	new+2
Lithuania	2	0	new+2
Netherlands	2	0	new+2
Romania	1	0	new+1
Slovakia	1	0	new+1
Portugal	0	3	-100.0%−3
Luxembourg	0	2	-100.0%−2
Hungary	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
Brussels	28	4	+600.0%+24
Amsterdam	7	5	+40.0%+2
Luxembourg	6	7	-14.3%−1
Department	2	0	new+2
Milan	2	0	new+2

NATO4 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025274
202661

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	23	16	-30.4%
February	30	45	+50.0%
March	31	–	–
April	33	–	–
May	37	–	–
June	13	–	–
July	12	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	29	–	–
October	21	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	12	–	–

When is it busy? NATO4 visas worldwide

Busiest month: February (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.6%

13.5%

13.4%

7.8%

7.0%

9.7%

4.1%

6.2%

9.2%

10.6%

7.8%

3.9%

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.

NATO4 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	167
2018	197
2019	258
2020	66
2021	125
2022	155
2023	195
2024	373
2025	274
2026 partial	61

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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

NATO4 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? NATO4 visas worldwide

NATO4 worldwide: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	12	16	45
Total	12	16	45