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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
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Germany · Visa class J1 · One total per month
- Dec 2025566
- Jan 2026451
- Feb 2026439
Dec 2025
56639% of selected
Jan 2026
45131% of selected
Feb 2026
43930% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 115 (20.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 127 (22.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 566 | 451 | 439 |
| Total | 566 | 451 | 439 |
Total visas issued
754
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Germany · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202512,597
- 2026890
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 (19.3% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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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
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 547 |
| Nov '18 | 579 |
| Dec '18 | 1,013 |
| Jan '19 | 794 |
| Feb '19 | 726 |
| Mar '19 | 891 |
| Apr '19 | 1,024 |
| May '19 | 1,917 |
| Jun '19 | 2,882 |
| Jul '19 | 4,004 |
| Aug '19 | 2,320 |
| Sep '19 | 873 |
| Oct '19 | 486 |
| Nov '19 | 520 |
| Dec '19 | 947 |
| Jan '20 | 770 |
| Feb '20 | 672 |
| Mar '20 | 506 |
| Apr '20 | 1 |
| May '20 | 5 |
| Jun '20 | 8 |
| Jul '20 | 280 |
| Aug '20 | 826 |
| Sep '20 | 215 |
| Oct '20 | 168 |
| Nov '20 | 169 |
| Dec '20 | 391 |
| Jan '21 | 162 |
| Feb '21 | 185 |
| Mar '21 | 223 |
| Apr '21 | 280 |
| May '21 | 500 |
| Jun '21 | 2,331 |
| Jul '21 | 2,737 |
| Aug '21 | 1,344 |
| Sep '21 | 610 |
| Oct '21 | 399 |
| Nov '21 | 1,068 |
| Dec '21 | 963 |
| Jan '22 | 621 |
| Feb '22 | 615 |
| Mar '22 | 856 |
| Apr '22 | 988 |
| May '22 | 1,622 |
| Jun '22 | 2,737 |
| Jul '22 | 3,307 |
| Aug '22 | 1,729 |
| Sep '22 | 638 |
| Oct '22 | 457 |
| Nov '22 | 574 |
| Dec '22 | 881 |
| Jan '23 | 543 |
| Feb '23 | 654 |
| Mar '23 | 842 |
| Apr '23 | 918 |
| May '23 | 2,027 |
| Jun '23 | 3,234 |
| Jul '23 | 2,427 |
| Aug '23 | 988 |
| Sep '23 | 530 |
| Oct '23 | 378 |
| Nov '23 | 655 |
| Dec '23 | 683 |
| Jan '24 | 512 |
| Feb '24 | 593 |
| Mar '24 | 647 |
| Apr '24 | 985 |
| May '24 | 2,171 |
| Jun '24 | 3,263 |
| Jul '24 | 2,913 |
| Aug '24 | 963 |
| Sep '24 | 460 |
| Oct '24 | 401 |
| Nov '24 | 568 |
| Dec '24 | 765 |
| Jan '25 | 564 |
| Feb '25 | 562 |
| Mar '25 | 754 |
| Apr '25 | 988 |
| May '25 | 2,149 |
| Jun '25 | 2,027 |
| Jul '25 | 2,454 |
| Aug '25 | 1,287 |
| Sep '25 | 429 |
| Oct '25 | 359 |
| Nov '25 | 458 |
| Dec '25 | 566 |
| Jan '26 | 451 |
| Feb '26 | 439 |