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U3 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (44) — -2.3%.

Quick view · February 2026

-2.3% vs January 2026 (44)-29.5% vs February 2025 (61)

All published months together: 9,447

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Mexico	16	22	-27.3%−6
India	6	0	new+6
Guatemala	5	8	-37.5%−3
El Salvador	4	10	-60.0%−6
Ecuador	4	1	+300.0%+3
Senegal	3	0	new+3
Honduras	2	3	-33.3%−1
Dominican Republic	1	0	new+1
Peru	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+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	8	6	+33.3%+2
New Delhi	6	0	new+6
Guatemala City	5	8	-37.5%−3
San Salvador	4	10	-60.0%−6
Ciudad Juarez	3	10	-70.0%−7
Guayaquil	3	1	+200.0%+2
Dakar	3	0	new+3
Tegucigalpa	2	3	-33.3%

U3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	59	44	-25.4%
February	61	43	-29.5%
March	58	–	–
April	61	–	–
May	62	–	–
June	38	–	–
July	52	–	–
August	65	–	–
September	58	–	–
October	30	–	–
November	41	–	–
December	36	–	–

When is it busy? U3 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.1%

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6.9%

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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.

U3 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	803
FY2018	1,521
FY2019	1,287
FY2020	548
FY2021	898
FY2022	1,195
FY2023	1,309
FY2024	1,001
FY2025	691
FY2026 partial	194

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Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

U3 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? U3 visas worldwide

U3 worldwide: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	36	44	43
Total	36	44	43