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France · J1
Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.
We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
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).
All published months together: 71,469
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025974
- Jan 2026647
- Feb 2026451
- 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 |
France · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 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.
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 |