Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Paris, and its share of everything issued in France.
Visas issued at Paris, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
7,0897,089
Down 4% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.4k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.1k
Visas issued at Paris each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: June 2023: 1,622 visas
In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
6.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
7.4k
Jan – Dec 2024
7k
Jan – Dec 2025
511
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 7,044 visas (−5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 9.7% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 141 | 125 | Up 13% |
| January 2026 | 370 | 341 | Up 8.5% |
| December 2025 | 856 | 905 | Down 5.4% |
| November 2025 | 317 | 446 | Down 29% |
| October 2025 | 244 | 159 | Up 53% |
| September 2025 | 388 | 201 | Up 93% |
| August 2025 | 793 | 719 | Up 10% |
| July 2025 | 1,554 | 1,408 | Up 10% |
| June 2025 | 1,298 | 1,556 | Down 17% |
| May 2025 | 749 | 934 | Down 20% |
| April 2025 | 221 | 417 | Down 47% |
| March 2025 | 158 | 176 | Down 10% |
| February 2025 | 125 | 166 | Down 25% |
| January 2025 | 341 | 330 | Up 3.3% |
| December 2024 | 905 | 768 | Up 18% |
| November 2024 | 446 | 459 | About flat, 2.8% |
| October 2024 | 159 | 267 | Down 40% |
| September 2024 | 201 | 261 | Down 23% |
| August 2024 | 719 | 800 | Down 10% |
| July 2024 | 1,408 | 1,375 | About flat, 2.4% |
| June 2024 | 1,556 | 1,622 | Down 4.1% |
| May 2024 | 934 | 499 | Up 87% |
| April 2024 | 417 | 233 | Up 79% |
| March 2024 | 176 | 197 | Down 11% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in France
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