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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
Dec 2025
97447% of selected
Jan 2026
64731% of selected
Feb 2026
45122% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 327 (33.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 523 (53.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 974 | 647 | 451 |
| Total | 974 | 647 | 451 |
Total visas issued
10,740
Latest 12 months · France · J1
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France · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202510,865
- 20261,098
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 700 | 647 | -7.6% |
| February | 523 | 451 | -13.8% |
| March | 630 | – | – |
| April | 691 | – | – |
| May | 1,455 | – | – |
| June | 1,666 | – | – |
| July | 1,676 | – | – |
| August | 674 | – | – |
| September | 762 | – | – |
| October | 501 | – | – |
| November | 613 | – | – |
| December | 974 | – | – |
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.
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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
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 444 |
| Nov '18 | 446 |
| Dec '18 | 1,275 |
| Jan '19 | 986 |
| Feb '19 | 624 |
| Mar '19 | 818 |
| Apr '19 | 882 |
| May '19 | 1,097 |
| Jun '19 | 1,574 |
| Jul '19 | 2,166 |
| Aug '19 | 1,341 |
| Sep '19 | 649 |
| Oct '19 | 487 |
| Nov '19 | 527 |
| Dec '19 | 1,233 |
| Jan '20 | 1,010 |
| Feb '20 | 664 |
| Mar '20 | 385 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 3 |
| Jun '20 | 2 |
| Jul '20 | 139 |
| Aug '20 | 520 |
| Sep '20 | 110 |
| Oct '20 | 61 |
| Nov '20 | 48 |
| Dec '20 | 429 |
| Jan '21 | 115 |
| Feb '21 | 55 |
| Mar '21 | 94 |
| Apr '21 | 104 |
| May '21 | 180 |
| Jun '21 | 762 |
| Jul '21 | 1,855 |
| Aug '21 | 1,075 |
| Sep '21 | 267 |
| Oct '21 | 213 |
| Nov '21 | 610 |
| Dec '21 | 1,303 |
| Jan '22 | 566 |
| Feb '22 | 576 |
| Mar '22 | 538 |
| Apr '22 | 713 |
| May '22 | 770 |
| Jun '22 | 2,252 |
| Jul '22 | 1,829 |
| Aug '22 | 1,430 |
| Sep '22 | 571 |
| Oct '22 | 412 |
| Nov '22 | 559 |
| Dec '22 | 1,435 |
| Jan '23 | 608 |
| Feb '23 | 594 |
| Mar '23 | 688 |
| Apr '23 | 749 |
| May '23 | 1,123 |
| Jun '23 | 2,446 |
| Jul '23 | 1,660 |
| Aug '23 | 906 |
| Sep '23 | 644 |
| Oct '23 | 568 |
| Nov '23 | 763 |
| Dec '23 | 1,074 |
| Jan '24 | 623 |
| Feb '24 | 584 |
| Mar '24 | 741 |
| Apr '24 | 970 |
| May '24 | 1,385 |
| Jun '24 | 2,244 |
| Jul '24 | 1,528 |
| Aug '24 | 834 |
| Sep '24 | 468 |
| Oct '24 | 407 |
| Nov '24 | 651 |
| Dec '24 | 1,044 |
| Jan '25 | 700 |
| Feb '25 | 523 |
| Mar '25 | 630 |
| Apr '25 | 691 |
| May '25 | 1,455 |
| Jun '25 | 1,666 |
| Jul '25 | 1,676 |
| Aug '25 | 674 |
| Sep '25 | 762 |
| Oct '25 | 501 |
| Nov '25 | 613 |
| Dec '25 | 974 |
| Jan '26 | 647 |
| Feb '26 | 451 |