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NATO5 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (19) — -42.1%.

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-42.1% vs January 2026 (19)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 408

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Dec 20259
Jan 202619
Feb 202611

Dec 2025

923% of selected

Jan 2026

1949% of selected

Feb 2026

1128% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 10 (111.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 2 (22.2%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	9	19	11
Total	9	19	11

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	7	-57.1%−4
Italy	3	0	new+3
Poland	2	1	+100.0%+1
Canada	1	0	new+1
France	1	0	new+1
Lithuania	1	0	new+1
Romania	0	5	-100.0%−5
Turkey	0	3	-100.0%−3
Germany	0	1	-100.0%−1
Slovakia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Slovenia	0	1	-100.0%−1

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

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Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
London	4	7	-42.9%−3
Naples	3	0	new+3
Warsaw	2	1	+100.0%+1
Department	1	1	+0.0%+0
Vilnius	1	0	new+1
Bucharest	0	5	-100.0%−5
Istanbul	0	3	-100.0%−3
Berlin	0	1	-100.0%−1
Bratislava	0	1	-100.0%−1

NATO5 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202562
202630

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	5	19	+280.0%
February	0	11	–
March	9	–	–
April	5	–	–
May	11	–	–
June	3	–	–
July	9	–	–
August	2	–	–
September	1	–	–
October	5	–	–
November	3	–	–
December	9	–	–

When is it busy? NATO5 visas worldwide

Busiest month: March (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%

8.0%

17.2%

3.7%

5.6%

6.1%

8.8%

7.9%

8.9%

7.4%

9.3%

8.2%

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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.

NATO5 worldwide: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	5
May '17	1
Jun '17	2
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	8
Sep '17	2
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	4
Jan '18	2
Feb '18	5
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	2
May '18	2
Jun '18	1
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	12
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	10
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	2
Mar '19	5
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	9
Sep '19	3
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	13
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	4
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	4
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	5
Nov '21	3
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	19
Feb '22	5
Mar '22	7
Apr '22	1
May '22	4
Jun '22	6
Jul '22	3
Aug '22	4
Sep '22	5
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	5
Dec '22	15
Jan '23	6
Feb '23	6
Mar '23	6
Apr '23	6
May '23	6
Jun '23	13
Jul '23	7
Aug '23	8
Sep '23	2
Oct '23	11
Nov '23	13
Dec '23	2
Jan '24	9
Feb '24	12
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	1
May '24	4
Jun '24	5
Jul '24	7
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	5
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	2
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	5
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	9
Apr '25	5
May '25	11
Jun '25	3
Jul '25	9
Aug '25	2
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	5
Nov '25	3
Dec '25	9
Jan '26	19
Feb '26	11

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Dec 20259
Jan 202619
Feb 202611

Dec 2025

923% of selected

Jan 2026

1949% of selected

Feb 2026

1128% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 10 (111.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 2 (22.2%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	9	19	11
Total	9	19	11

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3	7	-57.1%−4
Italy	3	0	new+3
Poland	2	1	+100.0%+1
Canada	1	0	new+1
France	1	0	new+1
Lithuania	1	0	new+1
Romania	0	5	-100.0%−5
Turkey	0	3	-100.0%−3
Germany	0	1	-100.0%−1
Slovakia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Slovenia	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
London	4	7	-42.9%−3
Naples	3	0	new+3
Warsaw	2	1	+100.0%+1
Department	1	1	+0.0%+0
Vilnius	1	0	new+1
Bucharest	0	5	-100.0%−5
Istanbul	0	3	-100.0%−3
Berlin	0	1	-100.0%−1
Bratislava	0	1	-100.0%−1

NATO5 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202562
202630

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	5	19	+280.0%
February	0	11	–
March	9	–	–
April	5	–	–
May	11	–	–
June	3	–	–
July	9	–	–
August	2	–	–
September	1	–	–
October	5	–	–
November	3	–	–
December	9	–	–

When is it busy? NATO5 visas worldwide

Busiest month: March (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%

8.0%

17.2%

3.7%

5.6%

6.1%

8.8%

7.9%

8.9%

7.4%

9.3%

8.2%

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NATO5 worldwide: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	5
May '17	1
Jun '17	2
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	8
Sep '17	2
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	4
Jan '18	2
Feb '18	5
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	2
May '18	2
Jun '18	1
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	12
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	10
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	2
Mar '19	5
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	9
Sep '19	3
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	13
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	4
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	4
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	5
Nov '21	3
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	19
Feb '22	5
Mar '22	7
Apr '22	1
May '22	4
Jun '22	6
Jul '22	3
Aug '22	4
Sep '22	5
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	5
Dec '22	15
Jan '23	6
Feb '23	6
Mar '23	6
Apr '23	6
May '23	6
Jun '23	13
Jul '23	7
Aug '23	8
Sep '23	2
Oct '23	11
Nov '23	13
Dec '23	2
Jan '24	9
Feb '24	12
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	1
May '24	4
Jun '24	5
Jul '24	7
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	5
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	2
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	5
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	9
Apr '25	5
May '25	11
Jun '25	3
Jul '25	9
Aug '25	2
Sep '25	1
Oct '25	5
Nov '25	3
Dec '25	9
Jan '26	19
Feb '26	11

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