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    France: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 3,139 nonimmigrant visas and 49 immigrant visas to applicants from France, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 3,404 and 79. That was the 29th most nonimmigrant visas and the 35th 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 France

    3,139 in February 2026, 8% fewer than February 2025 (3,404). 50,958 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from France each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.02k4k6k8k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20263,139
    Jan 20263,852
    Dec 20254,666
    Nov 20253,144
    Oct 20253,400
    Sep 20253,795
    Aug 20254,297
    Jul 20256,273
    Jun 20256,523
    May 20254,802
    Apr 20253,659
    Mar 20253,408
    Feb 20253,404
    Jan 20254,198
    Dec 20244,456
    Nov 20242,862
    Oct 20243,256
    Sep 20243,484
    Aug 20243,963
    Jul 20245,574
    Jun 20246,855
    May 20245,546
    Apr 20244,791
    Mar 20244,444
    Feb 20244,042
    Jan 20243,277
    Dec 20234,394
    Nov 20233,448
    Oct 20233,660
    Sep 20233,460
    Aug 20234,150
    Jul 20235,611
    Jun 20237,703
    May 20234,293
    Apr 20233,319
    Mar 20234,518
    Feb 20233,527
    Jan 20233,706
    Dec 20224,679
    Nov 20223,400
    Oct 20222,968
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    J1Exchange visitor45152310,740
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor1,0231,02610,268
    F1Academic student1541287,191
    C1/DTransit and crew member3084644,091
    E2Treaty investor1632803,228
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child1692163,174
    L1Intracompany transferee1941893,108
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker3240936
    O1Person of extraordinary ability5567897
    P15878831
    A24451776
    I11658769
    NATO23021671
    G45739659
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child2923576
    Q14842551
    O24527449
    H4H worker's spouse or child57243
    M1Vocational student1011239
    G21118209
    O356194
    A1213164
    E1Treaty trader1914164
    B1Business visitor911150
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen21689
    R1Religious worker6375
    C310174
    F2Academic student's spouse or child61373
    P351855
    G13753
    G34336
    NATO65135
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker0135
    NATO48333
    R23224
    P41020
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker4112
    TD0012
    P22010
    H3009
    B2Tourist117
    C1Transit006
    M2006
    K2225
    E3D105
    NATO5103
    A3003

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from France

    49 in February 2026, 38% fewer than February 2025 (79). 785 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from France each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0501001502023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202649
    Jan 202654
    Dec 202580
    Nov 202546
    Oct 202595
    Sep 202549
    Aug 202555
    Jul 202570
    Jun 202590
    May 202555
    Apr 202554
    Mar 202588
    Feb 202579
    Jan 2025103
    Dec 202474
    Nov 202482
    Oct 202484
    Sep 202441
    Aug 202433
    Jul 202473
    Jun 202445
    May 202442
    Apr 202457
    Mar 202467
    Feb 202465
    Jan 202453
    Dec 202354
    Nov 202350
    Oct 202363
    Sep 202358
    Aug 202347
    Jul 202322
    Jun 202394
    May 202375
    Apr 202385
    Mar 202393
    Feb 202376
    Jan 202364
    Dec 202280
    Nov 202299
    Oct 202255
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen910194
    E1Employment-based, priority worker1126112
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years2686
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen4264
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability15562
    DVDiversity visa0452
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen2537
    I51328
    SQ30422
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional4821
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen0119
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen1118
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit0017
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0014
    SB10014
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident019
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident034
    RR3003
    T5003
    C5002
    GV1002
    RR1001
    RR2001

    Related data for France

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

    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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