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Colombia · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Colombia · February 2026
486

That is 179 more than in January 2026 (307) — +58.3%.

J1 visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+58.3% vs January 2026 (307)-16.1% vs February 2025 (579)

All published months together: 66,898

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Colombia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025318
  • Jan 2026307
  • Feb 2026486
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (3.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 168 (52.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 318307486
Total318307486
Total visas issued
9,207
Latest 12 months · Colombia · J1
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1.4K2.8K2K316468337248371272318307486
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2505,314
  2. J19,207
  3. A23,409
  4. F12,933
  5. C1/D1,601
  6. H2B1,461

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

compared with
  • 20259,327
  • 2026793
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January334307 -8.1%
February579486 -16.1%
March1,352––
April2,765––
May1,967––
June316––
July468––
August337––
September248––
October371––
November272––
December318––

When is it busy? Colombia · J1

Busiest month: April (19.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Colombia · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 8,085
FY2020 2,390
FY2021 8,365
FY2022 11,388
FY2023 12,906
FY2024 12,665
FY2025 9,345
FY2026 partial1,754