Ghana · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ghana
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J1 visas issued to people from Ghana · February 2026

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: 5,052

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	22	24	+9.1%
February	13	13	+0.0%
March	42	–	–
April	49	–	–
May	115	–	–
June	74	–	–
July	139	–	–
August	82	–	–
September	48	–	–
October	45	–	–
November	20	–	–
December	11	–	–

When is it busy? Ghana · J1

Busiest month: May (17.4% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.1%

3.5%

10.5%

7.7%

17.4%

15.7%

12.3%

9.9%

5.8%

3.7%

4.0%

3.5%

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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.

Ghana · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	24
Apr '17	62
May '17	141
Jun '17	131
Jul '17	33
Aug '17	51
Sep '17	15
Oct '17	14
Nov '17	5
Dec '17	15
Jan '18	22
Feb '18	19
Mar '18	22
Apr '18	97

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