Brazil · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Brazil
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 Brazil · February 2026

400

That is 77 fewer than in January 2026 (477) — -16.1%.

J1 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-16.1% vs January 2026 (477)-34.1% vs February 2025 (607)

All published months together: 96,063

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

Year compared with

202510,101
2026877

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	586	477	-18.6%
February	607	400	-34.1%
March	676	–	–
April	757	–	–
May	893	–	–
June	683	–	–
July	1,040	–	–
August	1,151	–	–
September	908	–	–
October	1,122	–	–
November	887	–	–
December	791	–	–

When is it busy? Brazil · J1

Busiest month: November (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.8%

7.3%

8.1%

4.8%

5.8%

8.3%

11.2%

7.9%

6.7%

9.5%

11.8%

8.9%

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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.

Brazil · 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	6,999
FY2018	12,823
FY2019	14,304
FY2020	7,085
FY2021	3,621
FY2022	11,828
FY2023	13,335
FY2024	11,868
FY2025	10,523
FY2026 partial	3,677

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	791	477	400
Total	791	477	400

Brazil · J1

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

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