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O3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

424

That is 40 fewer than in January 2026 (464) — -8.6%.

Quick view · February 2026

-8.6% vs January 2026 (464)-7.6% vs February 2025 (459)

All published months together: 46,080

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Brazil	66	49	+34.7%+17
India	54	40	+35.0%+14
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38	33	+15.2%+5
Colombia	29	16	+81.3%+13
China - Mainland	24	36	-33.3%−12
Argentina	15	4	+275.0%+11
Pakistan	15	4	+275.0%+11
Germany	12	17	-29.4%−5
Spain	12	14	-14.3%−2
Australia	11	5	+120.0%+6
Mexico	10	12	-16.7%−2
Russia	10	10	+0.0%+0
Turkey	10	2	+400.0%+8
Israel	9	23	-60.9%−14
Chile	7	6	+16.7%+1
Philippines	7	2	+250.0%+5
Ukraine	7	2	+250.0%+5
Italy	6	11	-45.5%−5
France	5	28	-82.1%−23
New Zealand	5	13	-61.5%−8
Sweden	5	10	-50.0%−5
Canada	5	3	+66.7%+2
Kazakhstan	5	0	new+5
Belgium	4	1	+300.0%+3
Denmark	4	1	+300.0%+3
Singapore	4	1	+300.0%+3
Korea, South	3	18	-83.3%−15
Japan	3	15	-80.0%−12
Dominican Republic	3	2	+50.0%+1
Czech Republic	3	1	+200.0%+2
Netherlands	3	1	+200.0%+2
Taiwan	2	6	-66.7%−4
Nigeria	2	4	-50.0%−2
Ecuador	2	2	+0.0%+0
Venezuela	2	2	+0.0%+0
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Indonesia	2	0	new+2
South Africa	1	9	-88.9%−8
Hungary	1	5	-80.0%−4
Peru	1	4	-75.0%−3
Ireland	1	2	-50.0%−1
Romania	1	2	-50.0%−1
Serbia	1	2	-50.0%−1
Portugal	1	1	+0.0%+0
Finland	1	0	new+1
Hong Kong S. A. R.	1	0	new+1
Jordan	1	0	new+1
Switzerland	1	0	new+1
Vietnam	0	8	-100.0%−8
Norway	0	6	-100.0%−6
Armenia	0	2	-100.0%−2
Greece	0	2	-100.0%−2
Austria	0	1	-100.0%−1
Egypt	0	1	-100.0%−1
Lebanon	0	1	-100.0%−1
Poland	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	44	33	+33.3%+11
Bogota	30	16	+87.5%+14
Sao Paulo	27	27	+0.0%+0
Brasilia	22	13	+69.2%+9
Chennai	21	10	+110.0%+11
Beijing	16	7	+128.6%+9
Madrid	13	15	-13.3%−2
Mumbai	11	8	+37.5%

O3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20256,076
2026888

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	552	464	-15.9%
February	459	424	-7.6%
March	451	–	–
April	490	–	–
May	444	–	–
June	577	–	–
July	723	–	–
August	636	–	–
September	447	–	–
October	420	–	–
November	414	–	–
December	463	–	–

When is it busy? O3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.5%

8.0%

7.4%

6.0%

8.3%

11.3%

11.0%

8.0%

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7.5%

9.2%

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.

O3 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	4,263
2018	4,971
2019	5,479
2020	1,831
2021	3,666
2022	6,548
2023	6,229
2024	6,129
2025	6,076
2026 partial	888

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	463	464	424
Total	463	464	424

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