Colombia · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Colombia
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 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: 78,248

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

Year compared with

20259,327
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	334	307	-8.1%
February	579	486	-16.1%
March	1,352	–	–
April	2,765	–	–
May	1,967	–	–
June	316	–	–
July	468	–	–
August	337	–	–
September	248	–	–
October	371	–	–
November	272	–	–
December	318	–	–

When is it busy? Colombia · J1

Busiest month: April (19.9% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.0%

8.2%

11.6%

19.9%

17.6%

8.4%

6.5%

5.8%

3.3%

3.6%

3.9%

4.3%

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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.

Colombia · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	377
Apr '17	1,045
May '17	1,161
Jun '17	612
Jul '17	566
Aug '17	363
Sep '17	279
Oct '17	228
Nov '17	351
Dec '17	490
Jan '18	332
Feb '18	279
Mar '18	473
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	318	307	486
Total	318	307	486

Colombia · J1

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

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