Visa Status
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Visa type

Q1

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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Q1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
191

That is 68 more than in January 2026 (123) — +55.3%.

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+55.3% vs January 2026 (123)+29.1% vs February 2025 (148)

All published months together: 9,988

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All countries together · Visa class Q1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025106
  • Jan 2026123
  • Feb 2026191
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (16.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 85 (80.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 106123191
Total106123191
Total visas issued
255
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Top countries

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  1. Japan63
  2. France44
  3. Italy30
  4. Norway27
  5. Mexico20
  6. China - mainland17

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
France4848 +0.0%+0
Japan461 +4500.0%+45
Italy333 +1000.0%+30
Norway1113 -15.4%−2
Great Britain and Northern Ireland1013 -23.1%−3
China - mainland109 +11.1%+1
Mexico717 -58.8%−10
Jamaica60new+6
Germany59 -44.4%−4
Dominican Republic31 +200.0%+2
Zimbabwe21 +100.0%+1
Ecuador20new+2
Namibia20new+2
Botswana12 -50.0%−1
Colombia10new+1
Malawi10new+1
South Africa10new+1
Sweden10new+1
Ireland02 -100.0%−2
El Salvador01 -100.0%−1
Morocco01 -100.0%−1
Taiwan01 -100.0%−1
Tanzania01 -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 visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Paris4847 +2.1%+1
Tokyo300new+30
Osaka/Kobe161 +1500.0%+15
Florence151 +1400.0%+14
Oslo1113 -15.4%−2
Naples110new+11
London1010 +0.0%+0
Shanghai80new+8
Rome71 +600.0%+6
Kingston60new+6
Frankfurt57 -28.6%−2
Mexico City310 -70.0%−7
Guadalajara32 +50.0%+1
Santo Domingo31 +200.0%+2
Johannesburg21 +100.0%+1
Windhoek20new+2
Guangzhou16 -83.3%−5
Gaborone12 -50.0%−1
Beijing11 +0.0%+0
Bogota11 +0.0%+0
Cape Town10new+1
Merida10new+1
Stockholm10new+1
Belfast03 -100.0%−3
Dublin02 -100.0%−2
Monterrey02 -100.0%−2
Wuhan02 -100.0%−2
AIT Taipei01 -100.0%−1
Berlin01 -100.0%−1
Casablanca01 -100.0%−1
Ciudad Juarez01 -100.0%−1
Dar es Salaam01 -100.0%−1
Matamoros01 -100.0%−1
Milan01 -100.0%−1
Munich01 -100.0%−1
San Salvador01 -100.0%−1
Tijuana01 -100.0%−1

Q1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,979
  • 2026314
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January123123 +0.0%
February148191 +29.1%
March255––
April144––
May112––
June196––
July167––
August291––
September187––
October157––
November93––
December106––

When is it busy? Q1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Q1 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 2,029
FY2020 756
FY2021 98
FY2022 1,058
FY2023 1,677
FY2024 1,781
FY2025 1,919
FY2026 partial670