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El Salvador · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
13

That is 9 more than in January 2026 (4) — +225.0%.

J1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+225.0% vs January 2026 (4)+30.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 1,882

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El Salvador · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 202613
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (20.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (160.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5413
Total5413
Total visas issued
153
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · J1
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392252615331175413
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B243,996
  2. H2B6,571
  3. A2517
  4. H2A492
  5. C1/D287
  6. F1206

El Salvador · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025158
  • 202617
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Month20252026Change
January124 -66.7%
February1013 +30.0%
March3––
April9––
May22––
June5––
July26––
August15––
September33––
October11––
November7––
December5––

When is it busy? El Salvador · J1

Busiest month: July (12.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.6%). 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.

El Salvador · J1: all published months

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02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial53
2019 428
2020 96
2021 225
2022 331
2023 300
2024 274
2025 158
2026 partial17