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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Afghanistan · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Afghanistan · February 2026
0

There is no published data for January 2026, so there is nothing to compare with. Choose another period in “Compare it with” above.

J1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (5)

All published months together: 1,000

Afghanistan · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 202513
  • 20260
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Month20252026Change
January20▼ -100.0%
February50▼ -100.0%
March1––
April4––
May1––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October0––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Afghanistan · J1

Busiest month: June (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.6%
10.0%
7.8%
10.3%
9.9%
13.7%
10.1%
10.3%
5.2%
2.9%
3.5%
2.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Afghanistan · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1713
Apr '1714
May '1732
Jun '1733
Jul '1757
Aug '1722
Sep '174
Oct '174
Nov '175
Dec '1719
Jan '1810
Feb '182
Mar '187
Apr '18
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May '1826
Jun '1834
Jul '1847
Aug '1844
Sep '188
Oct '186
Nov '189
Dec '183
Jan '196
Feb '199
Mar '1915
Apr '199
May '1951
Jun '1947
Jul '1925
Aug '1915
Sep '198
Oct '196
Nov '197
Dec '1911
Jan '2013
Feb '204
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '2145
May '2110
Jun '2147
Jul '2115
Aug '2113
Sep '214
Oct '214
Nov '214
Dec '215
Jan '229
Feb '226
Mar '229
Apr '227
May '229
Jun '228
Jul '229
Aug '2212
Sep '228
Oct '228
Nov '227
Dec '228
Jan '2310
Feb '235
Mar '238
Apr '232
May '236
Jun '237
Jul '2311
Aug '238
Sep '234
Oct '232
Nov '232
Dec '232
Jan '243
Feb '242
Mar '243
Apr '241
May '243
Jun '245
Jul '243
Aug '244
Sep '244
Oct '241
Nov '241
Dec '240
Jan '252
Feb '255
Mar '251
Apr '254
May '251
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260

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Afghanistan · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
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