El Salvador · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of El Salvador
Creator: Visa Status

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J1 visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026

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: 2,392

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

Year compared with

2025158
202617

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	12	4	-66.7%
February	10	13	+30.0%
March	3	–	–
April	9	–	–
May	22	–	–
June	5	–	–
July	26	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	33	–	–
October	11	–	–
November	7	–	–
December	5	–	–

When is it busy? El Salvador · J1

Busiest month: August (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%

7.5%

6.7%

5.8%

9.8%

8.5%

12.6%

13.3%

9.8%

5.3%

4.5%

7.4%

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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.

El Salvador · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	27
Apr '17	36
May '17	30
Jun '17	23
Jul '17	30
Aug '17	36
Sep '17	23
Oct '17	14
Nov '17	6
Dec '17	41
Jan '18	13
Feb '18	8
Mar '18	22

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	5	4	13
Total	5	4	13

El Salvador · J1

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

When is it busy? El Salvador · J1

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