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P3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

394

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (408) — -3.4%.

Quick view · February 2026

-3.4% vs January 2026 (408)-46.6% vs February 2025 (738)

All published months together: 67,712

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	130	30	+333.3%+100
Mexico	30	42	-28.6%−12
China - Mainland	26	46	-43.5%−20
Greece	20	12	+66.7%+8
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20	11	+81.8%+9
Jamaica	18	4	+350.0%+14
Poland	17	8	+112.5%+9
Ireland	13	19	-31.6%−6
Pakistan	11	5	+120.0%+6
Romania	10	5	+100.0%+5
Nepal	8	5	+60.0%+3
Albania	8	1	+700.0%+7
Spain	7	11	-36.4%−4
Argentina	6	33	-81.8%−27
Sri Lanka	5	9	-44.4%−4
France	5	7	-28.6%−2
Nigeria	5	3	+66.7%+2
Germany	5	1	+400.0%+4
Lithuania	5	0	new+5
Bosnia-Herzegovina	4	3	+33.3%+1
Kosovo	4	2	+100.0%+2
Japan	3	56	-94.6%−53
Indonesia	2	0	new+2
Serbia	1	9	-88.9%−8
Italy	1	8	-87.5%−7
North Macedonia	1	6	-83.3%−5
Ukraine	1	2	-50.0%−1
Australia	1	1	+0.0%+0
Taiwan	1	1	+0.0%+0
Vietnam	1	0	new+1
Peru	0	17	-100.0%−17
Brazil	0	13	-100.0%−13
Colombia	0	7	-100.0%−7
Moldova	0	5	-100.0%−5
Russia	0	4	-100.0%−4
Hungary	0	3	-100.0%−3
Armenia	0	2	-100.0%−2
Georgia	0	2	-100.0%−2
Trinidad and Tobago	0	2	-100.0%−2
Bulgaria	0	1	-100.0%−1
Cuba	0	1	-100.0%−1
Mongolia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Portugal	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
Mumbai	61	8	+662.5%+53
Chennai	50	11	+354.5%+39
Athens	23	12	+91.7%+11
Beijing	22	14	+57.1%+8
Kingston	18	4	+350.0%+14
Mexico City	17	31	-45.2%−14
London	14	9	+55.6%+5
Warsaw	13	10	+30.0%

P3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	697	408	-41.5%
February	738	394	-46.6%
March	758	–	–
April	760	–	–
May	760	–	–
June	721	–	–
July	1,171	–	–
August	1,206	–	–
September	1,010	–	–
October	689	–	–
November	418	–	–
December	453	–	–

When is it busy? P3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

P3 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	6,816
FY2018	10,219
FY2019	9,814
FY2020	3,579
FY2021	745
FY2022	5,315
FY2023	8,814
FY2024	10,217
FY2025	9,831
FY2026 partial	2,362

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	453	408	394
Total	453	408	394

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