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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Australia · J1

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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: 28,243

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Australia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025246
  • Jan 2026212
  • Feb 2026275
Dec 2025
24634% of selected
Jan 2026
21229% of selected
Feb 2026
27538% of selected
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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

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 (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: September (2.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%
9.9%
14.1%
11.7%
15.1%
7.9%
8.2%
5.5%
2.3%
2.8%
5.1%
9.2%
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.

Australia · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17737
Apr '17542
May '17722
Jun '17665
Jul '17569
Aug '17257
Sep '17112
Oct '17137
Nov '17428
Dec '17482
Jan '18316
Feb '18308
Mar '18540
Apr '18606
May '18732
Jun '18537
Jul '18481
Aug '18239
Sep '1885
Oct '18159
Nov '18349
Dec '18486
Jan '19274
Feb '19302
Mar '19435
Apr '19572
May '19931
Jun '19464
Jul '19574
Aug '19277
Sep '1985
Oct '19119
Nov '19279
Dec '19468
Jan '20353
Feb '20402
Mar '20255
Apr '204
May '204
Jun '2012
Jul '2010
Aug '207
Sep '208
Oct '2011
Nov '209
Dec '2036
Jan '218
Feb '2118
Mar '2140
Apr '2166
May '2156
Jun '2149
Jul '2145
Aug '2165
Sep '2122
Oct '2127
Nov '2138
Dec '2143
Jan '2256
Feb '2267
Mar '22469
Apr '22111
May '22309
Jun '22284
Jul '22222
Aug '22164
Sep '2280
Oct '2276
Nov '22130
Dec '22337
Jan '23182
Feb '23195
Mar '23371
Apr '23339
May '23574
Jun '23207
Jul '23254
Aug '23107
Sep '2356
Oct '2362
Nov '23135
Dec '23305
Jan '24181
Feb '24260
Mar '24368
Apr '24578
May '24655
Jun '24244
Jul '24267
Aug '24110
Sep '2471
Oct '2487
Nov '24151
Dec '24292
Jan '25228
Feb '25297
Mar '25570
Apr '25725
May '25723
Jun '25134
Jul '25224
Aug '25155
Sep '2555
Oct '2559
Nov '25127
Dec '25246
Jan '26212
Feb '26275

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