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Visa class J1 · All published months

Istanbul32,522

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Month	Istanbul
Oct '18	67
Nov '18	74
Dec '18	98
Jan '19	75
Feb '19	428
Mar '19	1,668
Apr '19	1,903
May '19	1,092
Jun '19	263
Jul '19	269
Aug '19	187
Sep '19	95
Oct '19	71
Nov '19	82
Dec '19	121
Jan '20	81
Feb '20	1,144
Mar '20	1,122
Apr '20	8
May '20	11
Jun '20	37
Jul '20	10
Aug '20	47
Sep '20	30
Oct '20	21
Nov '20	15
Dec '20	36
Jan '21	10
Feb '21	9
Mar '21	20
Apr '21	22
May '21	17
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	181
Aug '21	377
Sep '21	189
Oct '21	132
Nov '21	165
Dec '21	165
Jan '22	145
Feb '22	210
Mar '22	2,653
Apr '22	1,929
May '22	1,602
Jun '22	164
Jul '22	250
Aug '22	419
Sep '22	231
Oct '22	113
Nov '22	134
Dec '22	108
Jan '23	80
Feb '23	85
Mar '23	1,329
Apr '23	1,705
May '23	1,538
Jun '23	184
Jul '23	176
Aug '23	190
Sep '23	58
Oct '23	49
Nov '23	27
Dec '23	42
Jan '24	32
Feb '24	208
Mar '24	1,812
Apr '24	1,389
May '24	1,389
Jun '24	157
Jul '24	148
Aug '24	140
Sep '24	59
Oct '24	28
Nov '24	37
Dec '24	52
Jan '25	23
Feb '25	22
Mar '25	1,072
Apr '25	1,234
May '25	504
Jun '25	40
Jul '25	98
Aug '25	86
Sep '25	44
Oct '25	37
Nov '25	40
Dec '25	37
Jan '26	34
Feb '26	37
Total	32,522

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.