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France · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from France · February 2026
451

That is 196 fewer than in January 2026 (647) — -30.3%.

J1 visas made up 14.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 16.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-30.3% vs January 2026 (647)-13.8% vs February 2025 (523)

All published months together: 71,469

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France · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025974
  • Jan 2026647
  • Feb 2026451
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  • Jan 2026 is 327 (33.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 523 (53.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 974647451
Total974647451
Total visas issued
10,740
Latest 12 months · France · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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6306911.5K1.7K1.7K674762501613974647451
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 · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202510,865
  • 20261,098
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January700647 -7.6%
February523451 -13.8%
March630––
April691––
May1,455––
June1,666––
July1,676––
August674––
September762––
October501––
November613––
December974––

When is it busy? France · J1

Busiest month: July (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.6%). 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.

France · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial2,165
2019 12,384
2020 3,371
2021 6,633
2022 11,651
2023 11,823
2024 11,479
2025 10,865
2026 partial1,098