Belgium · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Belgium
Creator: Visa Status

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

J1 visas issued to people from Belgium · February 2026

That is 6 fewer than in January 2026 (46) — -13.0%.

J1 visas made up 6.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-13.0% vs January 2026 (46)-13.0% vs February 2025 (46)

All published months together: 8,811

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	66	46	-30.3%
February	46	40	-13.0%
March	45	–	–
April	43	–	–
May	95	–	–
June	122	–	–
July	215	–	–
August	113	–	–
September	59	–	–
October	42	–	–
November	39	–	–
December	57	–	–

When is it busy? Belgium · J1

Busiest month: July (23.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.9%

4.5%

3.6%

2.8%

5.8%

13.6%

23.5%

17.8%

5.4%

3.4%

3.8%

7.8%

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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.

Belgium · J1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	867
FY2018	1,171
FY2019	1,120
FY2020	491
FY2021	721
FY2022	1,191
FY2023	1,088
FY2024	995
FY2025	943
FY2026 partial	224

Belgium · J1

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

When is it busy? Belgium · J1

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	57	46	40
Total	57	46	40