Visa Status
Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
· printed

Country

Germany · J1

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

Compare with other countries →Compare months or years →Europe & Central Asia →Share snapshot →
See visa appointment dates →

We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.

See Visa Bulletin dates →

Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.

J1 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026
439

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (451) — -2.7%.

J1 visas made up 11.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 12.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-2.7% vs January 2026 (451)-21.9% vs February 2025 (562)

All published months together: 90,968

Compare months or years

Compare by
Quick pick
Chart
Germany · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025566
  • Jan 2026451
  • Feb 2026439
Download CSV
  • Jan 2026 is 115 (20.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 127 (22.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
View as table
Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 566451439
Total566451439
Total visas issued
12,361
Latest 12 months · Germany · J1

By month · latest 12 months

Choose a month to filter
7549882.1K2K2.5K1.3K429359458566451439
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

Select one to look at only that visa type

  1. B1/B219,597
  2. J112,361
  3. F15,372
  4. C1/D4,355
  5. E23,413
  6. L13,226

Germany · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202512,597
  • 2026890
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Download CSV
Month by month
Month20252026Change
January564451 -20.0%
February562439 -21.9%
March754––
April988––
May2,149––
June2,027––
July2,454––
August1,287––
September429––
October359––
November458––
December566––

When is it busy? Germany · J1

Busiest month: July (19.3% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.2%). 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.

Germany · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

Download CSV
View as table
Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 17,570
FY2020 5,236
FY2021 9,100
FY2022 15,543
FY2023 14,075
FY2024 14,223
FY2025 12,948
FY2026 partial2,273