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U1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (11) — -72.7%.

Quick view · February 2026

-72.7% vs January 2026 (11)-70.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 1,260

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Mexico	1	6	-83.3%−5
El Salvador	1	2	-50.0%−1
Ecuador	1	0	new+1
Guatemala	0	1	-100.0%−1
Honduras	0	1	-100.0%−1
India	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
Guadalajara	1	2	-50.0%−1
San Salvador	1	2	-50.0%−1
Guayaquil	1	0	new+1
Matamoros	0	2	-100.0%−2
Guatemala City	0	1	-100.0%−1
Hermosillo	0	1	-100.0%−1
Kolkata	0	1	-100.0%−1
Mexico City	0	1	-100.0%

U1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025101
202614

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	19	11	-42.1%
February	10	3	-70.0%
March	13	–	–
April	10	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	2	–	–
July	7	–	–
August	12	–	–
September	6	–	–
October	9	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	4	–	–

When is it busy? U1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%

8.9%

10.5%

7.4%

8.0%

7.2%

9.1%

8.5%

8.3%

7.2%

5.7%

7.6%

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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.

U1 worldwide: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	16
Apr '17	7
May '17	10
Jun '17	11
Jul '17	15
Aug '17	13
Sep '17	10
Oct '17	12
Nov '17	5
Dec '17	7
Jan '18	9
Feb '18	8
Mar '18	16
Apr '18	9
May '18	17

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4	11	3
Total	4	11	3

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U1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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