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Visa class J2 · All published months

Istanbul2,011

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Month	Istanbul
Oct '18	18
Nov '18	16
Dec '18	10
Jan '19	4
Feb '19	15
Mar '19	4
Apr '19	12
May '19	26
Jun '19	27
Jul '19	47
Aug '19	36
Sep '19	17
Oct '19	9
Nov '19	11
Dec '19	18
Jan '20	6
Feb '20	8
Mar '20	7
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	4
Jul '20	3
Aug '20	8
Sep '20	13
Oct '20	7
Nov '20	7
Dec '20	10
Jan '21	3
Feb '21	8
Mar '21	6
Apr '21	9
May '21	8
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	33
Aug '21	100
Sep '21	32
Oct '21	23
Nov '21	33
Dec '21	32
Jan '22	43
Feb '22	29
Mar '22	45
Apr '22	45
May '22	52
Jun '22	38
Jul '22	99
Aug '22	90
Sep '22	35
Oct '22	30
Nov '22	31
Dec '22	23
Jan '23	23
Feb '23	20
Mar '23	19
Apr '23	30
May '23	44
Jun '23	76
Jul '23	54
Aug '23	59
Sep '23	16
Oct '23	14
Nov '23	11
Dec '23	11
Jan '24	13
Feb '24	4
Mar '24	13
Apr '24	7
May '24	35
Jun '24	32
Jul '24	74
Aug '24	45
Sep '24	16
Oct '24	6
Nov '24	9
Dec '24	15
Jan '25	7
Feb '25	15
Mar '25	2
Apr '25	14
May '25	9
Jun '25	7
Jul '25	25
Aug '25	31
Sep '25	11
Oct '25	14
Nov '25	16
Dec '25	14
Jan '26	3
Feb '26	7
Total	2,011

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.