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Visa class J2 · All published months

Shanghai5,217

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Month	Shanghai
Oct '18	215
Nov '18	201
Dec '18	215
Jan '19	183
Feb '19	107
Mar '19	132
Apr '19	122
May '19	147
Jun '19	247
Jul '19	269
Aug '19	277
Sep '19	196
Oct '19	185
Nov '19	148
Dec '19	211
Jan '20	93
Feb '20	3
Mar '20	1
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	1
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	2
Apr '21	1
May '21	5
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	39
Aug '21	34
Sep '21	33
Oct '21	16
Nov '21	44
Dec '21	29
Jan '22	19
Feb '22	28
Mar '22	28
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	6
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	23
Sep '22	26
Oct '22	39
Nov '22	38
Dec '22	56
Jan '23	52
Feb '23	58
Mar '23	49
Apr '23	37
May '23	60
Jun '23	56
Jul '23	103
Aug '23	129
Sep '23	62
Oct '23	50
Nov '23	41
Dec '23	83
Jan '24	57
Feb '24	18
Mar '24	71
Apr '24	52
May '24	59
Jun '24	85
Jul '24	42
Aug '24	26
Sep '24	20
Oct '24	34
Nov '24	57
Dec '24	60
Jan '25	56
Feb '25	47
Mar '25	54
Apr '25	28
May '25	44
Jun '25	24
Jul '25	24
Aug '25	48
Sep '25	22
Oct '25	16
Nov '25	15
Dec '25	34
Jan '26	21
Feb '26	3
Total	5,217

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.