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R2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

107

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (113) — -5.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

-5.3% vs January 2026 (113)-50.7% vs February 2025 (217)

All published months together: 16,328

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	12	24	-50.0%−12
Korea, South	7	20	-65.0%−13
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	7	6	+16.7%+1
Israel	7	2	+250.0%+5
Japan	6	0	new+6
Nigeria	6	0	new+6
Brazil	5	14	-64.3%−9
Ghana	5	0	new+5
Argentina	4	1	+300.0%+3
Greece	4	0	new+4
China - Mainland	3	2	+50.0%+1
Egypt	3	0	new+3
France	3	0	new+3
Romania	3	0	new+3
Mexico	2	7	-71.4%−5
South Africa	2	2	+0.0%+0
Canada	2	0	new+2
Colombia	2	0	new+2
Honduras	2	0	new+2
Italy	2	0	new+2
Taiwan	2	0	new+2
Turkey	2	0	new+2
Dominican Republic	1	9	-88.9%−8
Ukraine	1	7	-85.7%−6
Russia	1	1	+0.0%+0
Bosnia-Herzegovina	1	0	new+1
Costa Rica	1	0	new+1
Germany	1	0	new+1
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	new+1
Vietnam	1	0	new+1
Indonesia	0	6	-100.0%−6
Spain	0	3	-100.0%−3
El Salvador	0	1	-100.0%−1
Ethiopia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Malaysia	0	1	-100.0%−1
Peru	0	1	-100.0%−1
Philippines	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	11	6	+83.3%+5
Seoul	8	20	-60.0%−12
Tel Aviv	7	2	+250.0%+5
Buenos Aires	6	0	new+6
Lagos	6	0	new+6
Osaka/Kobe	6	0	new+6
Porto Alegre	5	7	-28.6%−2
Accra	5	0	new+5
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R2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20252,207
2026220

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	233	113	-51.5%
February	217	107	-50.7%
March	195	–	–
April	170	–	–
May	133	–	–
June	199	–	–
July	295	–	–
August	249	–	–
September	132	–	–
October	141	–	–
November	112	–	–
December	131	–	–

When is it busy? R2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.7%

9.9%

9.1%

7.6%

6.2%

6.6%

9.0%

9.4%

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7.4%

7.0%

9.1%

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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.

R2 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	1,537
2018	1,695
2019	1,643
2020	475
2021	1,069
2022	1,980
2023	2,781
2024	2,721
2025	2,207
2026 partial	220

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	131	113	107
Total	131	113	107

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R2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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