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Costa Rica · J2

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
0

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (1) — -100.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-100.0% vs January 2026 (1)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 442

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Costa Rica · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20260
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (80.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 510
Total510
Total visas issued
41
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · J2
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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 202542
  • 20261
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January21 -50.0%
February00–
March0––
April1––
May3––
June9––
July9––
August5––
September4––
October2––
November2––
December5––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · J2

Busiest month: July (22.6% of a typical year). Quietest: February (0.8%). 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.

Costa Rica · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 79
FY2020 14
FY2021 68
FY2022 75
FY2023 82
FY2024 75
FY2025 39
FY2026 partial10