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Q1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

191

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

Quick view · February 2026

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

All published months together: 13,322

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
France	48	48	+0.0%+0
Japan	46	1	+4500.0%+45
Italy	33	3	+1000.0%+30
Norway	11	13	-15.4%−2
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	13	-23.1%−3
China - Mainland	10	9	+11.1%+1
Mexico	7	17	-58.8%−10
Jamaica	6	0	new+6
Germany	5	9	-44.4%−4
Dominican Republic	3	1	+200.0%+2
Zimbabwe	2	1	+100.0%+1
Ecuador	2	0	new+2
Namibia	2	0	new+2
Botswana	1	2	-50.0%−1
Colombia	1	0	new+1
Malawi	1	0	new+1
South Africa	1	0	new+1
Sweden	1	0	new+1
Ireland	0	2	-100.0%−2
El Salvador	0	1	-100.0%−1
Morocco	0	1	-100.0%−1
Taiwan	0	1	-100.0%−1
Tanzania	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
Paris	48	47	+2.1%+1
Tokyo	30	0	new+30
Osaka/Kobe	16	1	+1500.0%+15
Florence	15	1	+1400.0%+14
Oslo	11	13	-15.4%−2
Naples	11	0	new+11
London	10	10	+0.0%+0
Shanghai	8	0	new+8
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Q1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,979
2026314

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	123	123	+0.0%
February	148	191	+29.1%
March	255	–	–
April	144	–	–
May	112	–	–
June	196	–	–
July	167	–	–
August	291	–	–
September	187	–	–
October	157	–	–
November	93	–	–
December	106	–	–

When is it busy? Q1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: August (16.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.5%

6.5%

8.2%

5.4%

6.0%

6.1%

10.3%

16.1%

11.2%

7.6%

4.3%

5.9%

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.

Q1 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	1,627
2018	2,011
2019	1,999
2020	506
2021	112
2022	1,307
2023	1,709
2024	1,758
2025	1,979
2026 partial	314

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	106	123	191
Total	106	123	191

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