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Australia · J1

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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J1 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026
275

That is 63 more than in January 2026 (212) — +29.7%.

J1 visas made up 9.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 9.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+29.7% vs January 2026 (212)-7.4% vs February 2025 (297)

All published months together: 19,748

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Australia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025246
  • Jan 2026212
  • Feb 2026275
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  • Jan 2026 is 34 (13.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 29 (11.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 246212275
Total246212275
Total visas issued
3,505
Latest 12 months · Australia · J1

By month · latest 12 months

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5707257231342241555559127246212275
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B26,389
  2. A24,508
  3. J13,505
  4. E33,467
  5. E3R2,815
  6. E3D2,570

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

compared with
  • 20253,543
  • 2026487
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Month20252026Change
January228212 -7.0%
February297275 -7.4%
March570––
April725––
May723––
June134––
July224––
August155––
September55––
October59––
November127––
December246––

When is it busy? Australia · J1

Busiest month: May (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (2.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Australia · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial994
2019 4,780
2020 1,111
2021 477
2022 2,305
2023 2,787
2024 3,264
2025 3,543
2026 partial487