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Visa type

P1

Internationally recognized athlete or entertainer · For athletes and entertainment groups with international recognition.

P1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

1,512

That is 571 fewer than in January 2026 (2,083) — -27.4%.

Quick view · February 2026

-27.4% vs January 2026 (2,083)-31.1% vs February 2025 (2,196)

All published months together: 184,056

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Mexico	200	316	-36.7%−116
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	182	129	+41.1%+53
Dominican Republic	94	247	-61.9%−153
Austria	88	21	+319.0%+67
Venezuela	86	133	-35.3%−47
Ireland	66	34	+94.1%+32
France	58	46	+26.1%+12
Australia	58	29	+100.0%+29
Germany	56	32	+75.0%+24
Spain	43	119	-63.9%−76
Japan	42	51	-17.6%−9
Brazil	40	100	-60.0%−60
China - Mainland	37	22	+68.2%+15
Poland	37	4	+825.0%+33
Italy	28	58	-51.7%−30
Colombia	28	30	-6.7%−2
Ukraine	27	78	-65.4%−51
Sweden	24	36	-33.3%−12
New Zealand	24	5	+380.0%+19
Argentina	22	45	-51.1%−23
Hong Kong S. A. R.	20	28	-28.6%−8
Netherlands	17	12	+41.7%+5
South Africa	16	11	+45.5%+5
Guatemala	15	0	new+15
Panama	13	16	-18.8%−3
Denmark	11	62	-82.3%−51
Russia	10	28	-64.3%−18
Ethiopia	10	1	+900.0%+9
Israel	9	12	-25.0%−3
Taiwan	9	9	+0.0%+0
Korea, South	8	53	-84.9%−45
Cuba	8	8	+0.0%+0
Finland	7	13	-46.2%−6
Switzerland	6	4	+50.0%+2
Norway	5	12	-58.3%−7
Chile	5	9	-44.4%−4
Czech Republic	4	37	-89.2%−33
Portugal	4	10	-60.0%−6
Belgium	4	5	-20.0%−1
Belarus	4	3	+33.3%+1
Jamaica	4	3	+33.3%+1
Peru	3	4	-25.0%−1
El Salvador	3	2	+50.0%+1
Hungary	2	94	-97.9%−92
Romania	2	5	-60.0%−3
Bahamas, The	2	2	+0.0%+0
India	2	2	+0.0%+0
Serbia	2	2	+0.0%+0
Trinidad and Tobago	1	9	-88.9%−8
Ecuador	1	6	-83.3%−5
Latvia	1	4	-75.0%−3
Canada	1	1	+0.0%+0
Mongolia	1	1	+0.0%+0
Kazakhstan	0	8	-100.0%−8
Philippines	0	4	-100.0%−4
Thailand	0	3	-100.0%−3
Estonia	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	155	128	+21.1%+27
Santo Domingo	151	291	-48.1%−140
Vienna	121	34	+255.9%+87
Guadalajara	73	84	-13.1%−11
Bogota	67	125	-46.4%−58
Dublin	55	26	+111.5%+29
Belfast	52	6	+766.7%+46
Paris	48	49	-2.0%

P1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202521,729
20263,595

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,307	2,083	-9.7%
February	2,196	1,512	-31.1%
March	2,118	–	–
April	1,753	–	–
May	1,776	–	–
June	1,321	–	–
July	1,999	–	–
August	1,893	–	–
September	2,209	–	–
October	1,863	–	–
November	972	–	–
December	1,322	–	–

When is it busy? P1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.1%

11.7%

9.4%

6.2%

6.4%

7.1%

8.4%

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6.5%

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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.

P1 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,997
Apr '17	1,488
May '17	1,632
Jun '17	1,713
Jul '17	2,147
Aug '17	2,342
Sep '17	2,366
Oct '17	2,032
Nov '17	1,281
Dec '17	1,832
Jan '18	2,845
Feb '18	2,534
Mar '18	1,978
Apr '18	1,837

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,322	2,083	1,512
Total	1,322	2,083	1,512

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P1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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