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U2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (7) — +0.0%.

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+0.0% vs January 2026 (7)-12.5% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,214

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Dec 20257
Jan 20267
Feb 20267

Dec 2025

733% of selected

Jan 2026

733% of selected

Feb 2026

733% of selected

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	7	7	7
Total	7	7	7

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Mexico	4	3	+33.3%+1
Guatemala	2	3	-33.3%−1
India	1	1	+0.0%+0

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Guatemala City	2	3	-33.3%−1
Guadalajara	2	1	+100.0%+1
Ciudad Juarez	1	1	+0.0%+0
Hyderabad	1	0	new+1
Tijuana	1	0	new+1
Matamoros	0	1	-100.0%−1
New Delhi	0	1	-100.0%−1

U2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month	2025	2026	Change
January	15	7	-53.3%
February	8	7	-12.5%
March	10	–	–
April	9	–	–
May	6	–	–
June	8	–	–
July	7	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	5	–	–
November	10	–	–
December	7	–	–

When is it busy? U2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.5%

9.8%

9.7%

7.9%

8.1%

7.2%

7.1%

8.6%

6.8%

7.4%

9.2%

6.6%

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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.

U2 worldwide: all published months

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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	110
2018	171
2019	174
2020	43
2021	113
2022	133
2023	214
2024	142
2025	100
2026 partial	14

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Dec 20257
Jan 20267
Feb 20267

Dec 2025

733% of selected

Jan 2026

733% of selected

Feb 2026

733% of selected

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	7	7	7
Total	7	7	7

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Mexico	4	3	+33.3%+1
Guatemala	2	3	-33.3%−1
India	1	1	+0.0%+0

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
Guatemala City	2	3	-33.3%−1
Guadalajara	2	1	+100.0%+1
Ciudad Juarez	1	1	+0.0%+0
Hyderabad	1	0	new+1
Tijuana	1	0	new+1
Matamoros	0	1	-100.0%−1
New Delhi	0	1	-100.0%−1

U2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	15	7	-53.3%
February	8	7	-12.5%
March	10	–	–
April	9	–	–
May	6	–	–
June	8	–	–
July	7	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	5	–	–
November	10	–	–
December	7	–	–

When is it busy? U2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.5%

9.8%

9.7%

7.9%

8.1%

7.2%

7.1%

8.6%

6.8%

7.4%

9.2%

6.6%

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U2 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	110
2018	171
2019	174
2020	43
2021	113
2022	133
2023	214
2024	142
2025	100
2026 partial	14

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