Germany · J1

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

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

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: 123,981

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

Year compared with

202512,597
2026890

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	564	451	-20.0%
February	562	439	-21.9%
March	754	–	–
April	988	–	–
May	2,149	–	–
June	2,027	–	–
July	2,454	–	–
August	1,287	–	–
September	429	–	–
October	359	–	–
November	458	–	–
December	566	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · J1

Busiest month: July (19.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.7%

5.6%

5.9%

5.3%

10.6%

17.6%

19.7%

11.3%

4.3%

3.1%

4.6%

6.3%

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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.

Germany · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,109
Apr '17	1,115
May '17	1,884
Jun '17	3,940
Jul '17	4,288
Aug '17	1,779
Sep '17	751
Oct '17	503
Nov '17	633
Dec '17	1,056
Jan '18	783
Feb '18	858
Mar '18	855
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	566	451	439
Total	566	451	439

Germany · J1

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

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