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France · J2

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J2 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
29

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (31) — -6.5%.

J2 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-6.5% vs January 2026 (31)+26.1% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 4,693

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France · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202526
  • Jan 202631
  • Feb 202629
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (19.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (11.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 263129
Total263129
Total visas issued
576
Latest 12 months · France · J2
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27255814211337324214263129
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. J110,740
  2. B1/B210,268
  3. F17,191
  4. C1/D4,091
  5. E23,228
  6. L23,174

France · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025578
  • 202660
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3931 -20.5%
February2329 +26.1%
March27––
April25––
May58––
June142––
July113––
August37––
September32––
October42––
November14––
December26––

When is it busy? France · J2

Busiest month: July (19.6% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.4%). 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.

France · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 841
FY2020 402
FY2021 564
FY2022 714
FY2023 728
FY2024 706
FY2025 596
FY2026 partial142