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Visa class J1 · All published months

Shanghai26,633

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Month	Shanghai
Oct '18	625
Nov '18	633
Dec '18	636
Jan '19	591
Feb '19	347
Mar '19	702
Apr '19	1,137
May '19	1,410
Jun '19	1,999
Jul '19	1,283
Aug '19	1,235
Sep '19	840
Oct '19	687
Nov '19	508
Dec '19	687
Jan '20	360
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	1
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	2
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	2
Dec '20	7
Jan '21	5
Feb '21	5
Mar '21	5
Apr '21	3
May '21	2
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	377
Aug '21	133
Sep '21	120
Oct '21	98
Nov '21	396
Dec '21	346
Jan '22	93
Feb '22	116
Mar '22	76
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	41
Jul '22	8
Aug '22	118
Sep '22	135
Oct '22	129
Nov '22	229
Dec '22	366
Jan '23	195
Feb '23	192
Mar '23	150
Apr '23	140
May '23	373
Jun '23	568
Jul '23	731
Aug '23	481
Sep '23	297
Oct '23	216
Nov '23	148
Dec '23	416
Jan '24	191
Feb '24	67
Mar '24	246
Apr '24	290
May '24	423
Jun '24	366
Jul '24	581
Aug '24	105
Sep '24	87
Oct '24	148
Nov '24	246
Dec '24	326
Jan '25	164
Feb '25	181
Mar '25	309
Apr '25	335
May '25	461
Jun '25	262
Jul '25	416
Aug '25	426
Sep '25	96
Oct '25	49
Nov '25	110
Dec '25	225
Jan '26	105
Feb '26	13
Total	26,633

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.