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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Burkina Faso · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Burkina Faso · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

J1 visas made up 11.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 450

Burkina Faso · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202559
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January40▼ -100.0%
February21▼ -50.0%
March6––
April3––
May9––
June8––
July4––
August2––
September13––
October3––
November0––
December5––

When is it busy? Burkina Faso · J1

Busiest month: May (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: November (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%
5.6%
6.2%
3.0%
17.2%
16.7%
12.8%
8.7%
5.6%
3.4%
1.7%
9.5%
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.

Burkina Faso · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '175
May '1714
Jun '174
Jul '179
Aug '177
Sep '173
Oct '176
Nov '172
Dec '173
Jan '184
Feb '184
Mar '180
Apr '18
2
May '188
Jun '1816
Jul '1815
Aug '187
Sep '184
Oct '182
Nov '181
Dec '182
Jan '193
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '193
May '1910
Jun '198
Jul '1912
Aug '198
Sep '194
Oct '192
Nov '190
Dec '194
Jan '205
Feb '203
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '205
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '214
Jul '213
Aug '212
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '213
Jan '222
Feb '220
Mar '223
Apr '221
May '2216
Jun '228
Jul '227
Aug '224
Sep '222
Oct '222
Nov '220
Dec '220
Jan '2312
Feb '232
Mar '231
Apr '231
May '2310
Jun '2312
Jul '235
Aug '233
Sep '231
Oct '234
Nov '234
Dec '232
Jan '242
Feb '242
Mar '242
Apr '245
May '2426
Jun '2413
Jul '246
Aug '2411
Sep '243
Oct '243
Nov '244
Dec '242
Jan '254
Feb '252
Mar '256
Apr '253
May '259
Jun '258
Jul '254
Aug '252
Sep '2513
Oct '253
Nov '250
Dec '255
Jan '260
Feb '261

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Burkina Faso · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
583% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
117% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (80.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 501
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