Chile · J1

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

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (51) — +2.0%.

J1 visas made up 3.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+2.0% vs January 2026 (51)+10.6% vs February 2025 (47)

All published months together: 20,449

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

Year compared with

20251,939
2026103

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	59	51	-13.6%
February	47	52	+10.6%
March	46	–	–
April	66	–	–
May	78	–	–
June	102	–	–
July	141	–	–
August	259	–	–
September	440	–	–
October	254	–	–
November	344	–	–
December	103	–	–

When is it busy? Chile · J1

Busiest month: November (25.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.8%

2.3%

2.9%

2.2%

3.2%

4.5%

6.8%

9.7%

8.8%

13.1%

25.7%

15.2%

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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.

Chile · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	60
Apr '17	41
May '17	86
Jun '17	131
Jul '17	199
Aug '17	146
Sep '17	62
Oct '17	270
Nov '17	456
Dec '17	269
Jan '18	73
Feb '18	33
Mar '18	63
Apr '18	53

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	103	51	52
Total	103	51	52

Chile · J1

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

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