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France · J2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of France
Creator: Visa Status

3,620 green cards issued in 2024 →

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from France · February 2026

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: 6,342

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France · Visa class J2 · One total per month

Dec 202526
Jan 202631
Feb 202629

Dec 2025

2630% of selected

Jan 2026

3136% of selected

Feb 2026

2934% of selected

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	26	31	29
Total	26	31	29

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

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202660

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	39	31	-20.5%
February	23	29	+26.1%
March	27	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	58	–	–
June	142	–	–
July	113	–	–
August	37	–	–
September	32	–	–
October	42	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	26	–	–

When is it busy? France · J2

Busiest month: July (19.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.3%

4.4%

4.3%

7.7%

18.5%

19.8%

11.9%

5.1%

5.3%

4.8%

7.6%

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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.

France · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	40
Apr '17	53
May '17	105
Jun '17	202
Jul '17	201
Aug '17	102
Sep '17	50
Oct '17	38
Nov '17	51
Dec '17	87
Jan '18	69
Feb '18	37
Mar '18	44
Apr '18	30
May '18	51
Jun '18	139
Jul '18	189
Aug '18	107
Sep '18	54
Oct '18	44
Nov '18	32
Dec '18	91
Jan '19	41
Feb '19	33
Mar '19	41
Apr '19	48
May '19	61
Jun '19	130
Jul '19	188
Aug '19	83
Sep '19	49
Oct '19	52
Nov '19	38
Dec '19	53
Jan '20	53
Feb '20	33
Mar '20	23
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	58
Aug '20	80
Sep '20	11
Oct '20	19
Nov '20	23
Dec '20	39
Jan '21	13
Feb '21	10
Mar '21	10
Apr '21	15
May '21	45
Jun '21	115
Jul '21	162
Aug '21	78
Sep '21	35
Oct '21	29
Nov '21	37
Dec '21	49
Jan '22	29
Feb '22	21
Mar '22	34
Apr '22	38
May '22	40
Jun '22	164
Jul '22	128
Aug '22	111
Sep '22	34
Oct '22	22
Nov '22	41
Dec '22	55
Jan '23	29
Feb '23	33
Mar '23	27
Apr '23	35
May '23	90
Jun '23	184
Jul '23	126
Aug '23	44
Sep '23	42
Oct '23	43
Nov '23	29
Dec '23	58
Jan '24	33
Feb '24	27
Mar '24	27
Apr '24	54
May '24	84
Jun '24	167
Jul '24	104
Aug '24	57
Sep '24	23
Oct '24	33
Nov '24	36
Dec '24	31
Jan '25	39
Feb '25	23
Mar '25	27
Apr '25	25
May '25	58
Jun '25	142
Jul '25	113
Aug '25	37
Sep '25	32
Oct '25	42
Nov '25	14
Dec '25	26
Jan '26	31
Feb '26	29

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France · Visa class J2 · One total per month

Dec 202526
Jan 202631
Feb 202629

Dec 2025

2630% of selected

Jan 2026

3136% of selected

Feb 2026

2934% of selected

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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 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	26	31	29
Total	26	31	29

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

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202660

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	39	31	-20.5%
February	23	29	+26.1%
March	27	–	–
April	25	–	–
May	58	–	–
June	142	–	–
July	113	–	–
August	37	–	–
September	32	–	–
October	42	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	26	–	–

When is it busy? France · J2

Busiest month: July (19.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.3%

4.4%

4.3%

7.7%

18.5%

19.8%

11.9%

5.1%

5.3%

4.8%

7.6%

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France · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	40
Apr '17	53
May '17	105
Jun '17	202
Jul '17	201
Aug '17	102
Sep '17	50
Oct '17	38
Nov '17	51
Dec '17	87
Jan '18	69
Feb '18	37
Mar '18	44
Apr '18	30
May '18	51
Jun '18	139
Jul '18	189
Aug '18	107
Sep '18	54
Oct '18	44
Nov '18	32
Dec '18	91
Jan '19	41
Feb '19	33
Mar '19	41
Apr '19	48
May '19	61
Jun '19	130
Jul '19	188
Aug '19	83
Sep '19	49
Oct '19	52
Nov '19	38
Dec '19	53
Jan '20	53
Feb '20	33
Mar '20	23
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	58
Aug '20	80
Sep '20	11
Oct '20	19
Nov '20	23
Dec '20	39
Jan '21	13
Feb '21	10
Mar '21	10
Apr '21	15
May '21	45
Jun '21	115
Jul '21	162
Aug '21	78
Sep '21	35
Oct '21	29
Nov '21	37
Dec '21	49
Jan '22	29
Feb '22	21
Mar '22	34
Apr '22	38
May '22	40
Jun '22	164
Jul '22	128
Aug '22	111
Sep '22	34
Oct '22	22
Nov '22	41
Dec '22	55
Jan '23	29
Feb '23	33
Mar '23	27
Apr '23	35
May '23	90
Jun '23	184
Jul '23	126
Aug '23	44
Sep '23	42
Oct '23	43
Nov '23	29
Dec '23	58
Jan '24	33
Feb '24	27
Mar '24	27
Apr '24	54
May '24	84
Jun '24	167
Jul '24	104
Aug '24	57
Sep '24	23
Oct '24	33
Nov '24	36
Dec '24	31
Jan '25	39
Feb '25	23
Mar '25	27
Apr '25	25
May '25	58
Jun '25	142
Jul '25	113
Aug '25	37
Sep '25	32
Oct '25	42
Nov '25	14
Dec '25	26
Jan '26	31
Feb '26	29

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