Germany · J2

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

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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 Germany · February 2026

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (26) — +0.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+0.0% vs January 2026 (26)+36.8% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 4,936

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

Year compared with

2025367
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	41	26	-36.6%
February	19	26	+36.8%
March	23	–	–
April	23	–	–
May	46	–	–
June	30	–	–
July	50	–	–
August	44	–	–
September	26	–	–
October	17	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	27	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · J2

Busiest month: July (15.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.3%

7.3%

6.7%

5.9%

7.0%

11.0%

15.0%

10.1%

6.9%

5.6%

6.5%

8.6%

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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.

Germany · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	65
Apr '17	37
May '17	83
Jun '17	102
Jul '17	97
Aug '17	82
Sep '17	53
Oct '17	31
Nov '17	61
Dec '17	78
Jan '18	63
Feb '18	43
Mar '18	44
Apr '18	49

Germany · J2

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

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