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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Congo, Democratic Republic of the · February 2026
2

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -50.0%.

J1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-33.3% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 643

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202568
  • 20266
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Month20252026Change
January54▼ -20.0%
February32▼ -33.3%
March4––
April3––
May25––
June2––
July13––
August6––
September4––
October1––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? Congo, Democratic Republic of the · J1

Busiest month: May (21.7% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.8%
5.4%
10.5%
4.4%
21.7%
7.6%
11.2%
12.8%
5.4%
5.3%
4.5%
3.2%
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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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial57
FY2018 105
FY2019 99
FY2020 35
FY2021 16
FY2022 80
FY2023 86
FY2024 86
FY2025 70
FY2026 partial9
Total visas issued
66
Latest 12 months · Congo, Democratic Republic of the · J1
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
114% of selected
Jan 2026
457% of selected
Feb 2026
229% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 142
Total142