Ethiopia · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (8) — -12.5%.

J1 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-12.5% vs January 2026 (8)-30.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 2,040

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

Year compared with

2025186
202615

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	11	8	-27.3%
February	10	7	-30.0%
March	18	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	59	–	–
June	9	–	–
July	18	–	–
August	18	–	–
September	5	–	–
October	4	–	–
November	3	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? Ethiopia · J1

Busiest month: May (19.6% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%

7.0%

6.4%

7.4%

19.6%

8.9%

10.0%

10.5%

5.7%

4.8%

4.4%

5.3%

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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.

Ethiopia · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	15
Apr '17	18
May '17	73
Jun '17	33
Jul '17	31
Aug '17	30
Sep '17	21
Oct '17	23
Nov '17	6
Dec '17	15
Jan '18	21
Feb '18	8
Mar '18	20
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	8	7
Total	6	8	7

Ethiopia · J1

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

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