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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Benin · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Benin · 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 datalast year: no earlier data

All published months together: 341

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

compared with
  • 202544
  • 20260
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Month20252026Change
January30▼ -100.0%
February00–
March4––
April3––
May15––
June7––
July2––
August1––
September4––
October3––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? Benin · J1

Busiest month: May (27.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (2.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.4%
6.3%
4.8%
2.7%
27.9%
8.1%
7.3%
16.4%
6.5%
4.6%
2.4%
5.6%
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.

Benin · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '171
May '173
Jun '1717
Jul '177
Aug '174
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '173
Dec '172
Jan '182
Feb '183
Mar '187
Apr '181
May '18
10
Jun '183
Jul '186
Aug '188
Sep '183
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '193
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '191
May '1917
Jun '194
Jul '196
Aug '194
Sep '192
Oct '193
Nov '193
Dec '195
Jan '202
Feb '204
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '204
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '213
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '215
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '221
Feb '221
Mar '223
Apr '221
May '2216
Jun '224
Jul '226
Aug '224
Sep '221
Oct '225
Nov '220
Dec '223
Jan '234
Feb '231
Mar '232
Apr '231
May '2316
Jun '234
Jul '233
Aug '235
Sep '235
Oct '230
Nov '232
Dec '233
Jan '243
Feb '242
Mar '241
Apr '243
May '2418
Jun '244
Jul '244
Aug '244
Sep '245
Oct '242
Nov '243
Dec '240
Jan '253
Feb '250
Mar '254
Apr '253
May '2515
Jun '257
Jul '252
Aug '251
Sep '254
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '251
Jan '260
Feb '260

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Benin · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
1100% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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