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Ghana · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Ghana · February 2026
13

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (24) — -45.8%.

J1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-45.8% vs January 2026 (24)+0.0% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 3,994

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Ghana · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 202624
  • Feb 202613
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  • Jan 2026 is 13 (118.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (18.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 112413
Total112413
Total visas issued
662
Latest 12 months · Ghana · J1
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42491157413982484520112413
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B213,120
  2. F12,053
  3. A2851
  4. F2793
  5. J2704
  6. H4698

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

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  • 2025660
  • 202637
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Month20252026Change
January2224 +9.1%
February1313 +0.0%
March42––
April49––
May115––
June74––
July139––
August82––
September48––
October45––
November20––
December11––

When is it busy? Ghana · J1

Busiest month: May (15.8% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.5%). 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.

Ghana · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial42
2019 591
2020 137
2021 244
2022 556
2023 806
2024 921
2025 660
2026 partial37