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    Costa Rica: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 8,906 nonimmigrant visas and 54 immigrant visas to applicants from Costa Rica, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 8,668 and 43. That was the 13th most nonimmigrant visas and the 32nd most immigrant visas of the 189 nationalities listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from Costa Rica

    8,906 in February 2026, 3% more than February 2025 (8,668). 119,153 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from Costa Rica each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05k10k15k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20268,906
    Jan 20269,689
    Dec 20258,242
    Nov 202511,129
    Oct 202512,188
    Sep 202511,716
    Aug 202510,709
    Jul 20259,509
    Jun 20258,630
    May 20259,690
    Apr 20258,940
    Mar 20259,805
    Feb 20258,668
    Jan 20258,114
    Dec 20247,587
    Nov 20245,853
    Oct 20245,803
    Sep 20246,573
    Aug 20246,828
    Jul 20248,389
    Jun 20245,374
    May 20247,167
    Apr 20247,357
    Mar 20247,320
    Feb 20247,572
    Jan 20248,228
    Dec 20236,957
    Nov 20234,724
    Oct 20236,659
    Sep 20235,810
    Aug 20236,603
    Jul 20236,176
    Jun 20238,566
    May 20236,956
    Apr 20234,652
    Mar 20234,759
    Feb 20235,999
    Jan 20236,557
    Dec 20227,440
    Nov 20228,773
    Oct 20228,423
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor8,7528,486114,906
    J1Exchange visitor1091,060
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker241630
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker2635503
    F1Academic student65451
    L1Intracompany transferee2222381
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child1912277
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker84155
    C1/DTransit and crew member912135
    A288128
    G471179
    H4H worker's spouse or child4379
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child0041
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen5137
    I7031
    O1Person of extraordinary ability0131
    C31224
    E2Treaty investor7023
    C1Transit0222
    R1Religious worker1220
    A10116
    P11013
    F2Academic student's spouse or child0113
    R21112
    M1Vocational student0511
    B1Business visitor0110
    H3009
    BBBCC017
    E1Treaty trader406
    K2206
    O2006
    TD006
    G1005
    O3025
    DCrew member203
    G2003
    M2003
    B2Tourist101
    E3D101
    G5001
    P3001
    U1001
    U3001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Costa Rica

    54 in February 2026, 26% more than February 2025 (43). 684 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Costa Rica each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0501001502002023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202654
    Jan 202657
    Dec 202569
    Nov 202552
    Oct 202551
    Sep 202540
    Aug 202567
    Jul 202579
    Jun 202551
    May 202556
    Apr 202554
    Mar 202554
    Feb 202543
    Jan 202563
    Dec 2024136
    Nov 2024156
    Oct 2024185
    Sep 202494
    Aug 202472
    Jul 202461
    Jun 202442
    May 202445
    Apr 202480
    Mar 202469
    Feb 202468
    Jan 202466
    Dec 202337
    Nov 202346
    Oct 202342
    Sep 202337
    Aug 202356
    Jul 202358
    Jun 202369
    May 202354
    Apr 202328
    Mar 202345
    Feb 202357
    Jan 202357
    Dec 202253
    Nov 202237
    Oct 202261
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen1711181
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen179134
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen913118
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years6145
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0345
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident4033
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit1025
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0022
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability0218
    DVDiversity visa0014
    IH30013
    CR20010
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen008
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident035
    I5004
    E1Employment-based, priority worker003
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional003
    SB1002
    IW011

    Related data for Costa Rica

    • Visitor visa refusal rate (a separate State Department table, published for each fiscal year).
    • Visas issued at U.S. posts in Costa Rica, to applicants of any nationality: San Jose

    Worldwide issuances and every nationality →

    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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