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O2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

1,162

That is 16 more than in January 2026 (1,146) — +1.4%.

Quick view · February 2026

+1.4% vs January 2026 (1,146)-20.7% vs February 2025 (1,466)

All published months together: 88,607

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	243	281	-13.5%−38
Mexico	169	171	-1.2%−2
Korea, South	89	57	+56.1%+32
China - Mainland	46	45	+2.2%+1
France	45	74	-39.2%−29
Australia	42	36	+16.7%+6
Taiwan	41	8	+412.5%+33
Japan	39	24	+62.5%+15
Colombia	36	53	-32.1%−17
Germany	34	21	+61.9%+13
Brazil	33	61	-45.9%−28
Spain	27	15	+80.0%+12
Philippines	27	0	new+27
India	26	29	-10.3%−3
Dominican Republic	25	3	+733.3%+22
Hong Kong S. A. R.	20	8	+150.0%+12
Italy	17	28	-39.3%−11
Jamaica	17	20	-15.0%−3
Israel	17	12	+41.7%+5
Netherlands	15	22	-31.8%−7
South Africa	14	15	-6.7%−1
Sweden	13	8	+62.5%+5
Belgium	12	20	-40.0%−8
Ireland	12	17	-29.4%−5
Argentina	9	23	-60.9%−14
New Zealand	8	5	+60.0%+3
Indonesia	7	7	+0.0%+0
Nigeria	7	4	+75.0%+3
Poland	6	1	+500.0%+5
Lebanon	5	8	-37.5%−3
Portugal	5	5	+0.0%+0
Norway	5	3	+66.7%+2
Switzerland	5	2	+150.0%+3
Thailand	5	2	+150.0%+3
Denmark	4	7	-42.9%−3
Panama	4	1	+300.0%+3
Peru	4	1	+300.0%+3
Canada	3	4	-25.0%−1
Austria	3	3	+0.0%+0
Turkey	3	0	new+3
Venezuela	2	3	-33.3%−1
Greece	2	2	+0.0%+0
Malaysia	2	1	+100.0%+1
Hungary	1	2	-50.0%−1
Russia	1	2	-50.0%−1
Armenia	1	1	+0.0%+0
Chile	1	1	+0.0%+0
Ukraine	1	0	new+1
Finland	0	3	-100.0%−3
Egypt	0	2	-100.0%−2
Vietnam	0	2	-100.0%−2
Cuba	0	1	-100.0%−1
Trinidad and Tobago	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	255	289	-11.8%−34
Seoul	89	58	+53.4%+31
Mexico City	60	63	-4.8%−3
Hermosillo	60	57	+5.3%+3
Paris	42	88	-52.3%−46
AIT Taipei	41	5	+720.0%+36
Beijing	40	40	+0.0%+0
Tokyo	36	18	+100.0%

O2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202515,248
20262,308

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,414	1,146	-19.0%
February	1,466	1,162	-20.7%
March	1,449	–	–
April	1,383	–	–
May	1,293	–	–
June	1,129	–	–
July	1,359	–	–
August	1,797	–	–
September	1,225	–	–
October	1,191	–	–
November	779	–	–
December	763	–	–

When is it busy? O2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: March (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.9%

9.6%

11.2%

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9.7%

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6.2%

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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.

O2 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	5,425
FY2018	8,428
FY2019	8,665
FY2020	3,923
FY2021	2,875
FY2022	11,599
FY2023	13,360
FY2024	13,937
FY2025	15,354
FY2026 partial	5,041

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	763	1,146	1,162
Total	763	1,146	1,162

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O2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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