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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Ghana · J2

10,770 green cards issued in 2024 →
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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 Ghana · February 2026
65

That is 18 more than in January 2026 (47) — ▲ +38.3%.

J2 visas made up 3.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+38.3% vs January 2026 (47)▲+85.7% vs February 2025 (35)

All published months together: 1,982

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

compared with
  • 2025663
  • 2026112
050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3647▲ +30.6%
February3565▲ +85.7%
March57––
April54––
May53––
June11––
July37––
August24––
September49––
October131––
November110––
December66––

When is it busy? Ghana · J2

Busiest month: December (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.4%
6.3%
8.5%
4.1%
7.9%
9.0%
9.8%
10.2%
7.2%
9.7%
6.3%
11.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '173
May '172
Jun '173
Jul '172
Aug '175
Sep '171
Oct '172
Nov '173
Dec '172
Jan '183
Feb '186
Mar '182
Apr '182
May '18
5
Jun '186
Jul '187
Aug '185
Sep '182
Oct '181
Nov '1810
Dec '185
Jan '190
Feb '196
Mar '193
Apr '190
May '196
Jun '191
Jul '195
Aug '1913
Sep '195
Oct '1911
Nov '194
Dec '1910
Jan '2010
Feb '203
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '203
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '209
Jan '218
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '212
Jun '2114
Jul '2111
Aug '212
Sep '219
Oct '2110
Nov '210
Dec '215
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '2230
Apr '225
May '224
Jun '2227
Jul '2229
Aug '2253
Sep '2221
Oct '2224
Nov '221
Dec '2212
Jan '2339
Feb '2314
Mar '2310
Apr '2327
May '2341
Jun '2326
Jul '2327
Aug '2321
Sep '2315
Oct '2310
Nov '239
Dec '2319
Jan '2425
Feb '2447
Mar '24135
Apr '2434
May '2430
Jun '2445
Jul '2448
Aug '2459
Sep '249
Oct '2422
Nov '2410
Dec '2442
Jan '2536
Feb '2535
Mar '2557
Apr '2554
May '2553
Jun '2511
Jul '2537
Aug '2524
Sep '2549
Oct '25131
Nov '25110
Dec '2566
Jan '2647
Feb '2665

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Total visas issued
24
Latest 12 months · Ghana · J2 · August
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Ghana · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202566
  • Jan 202647
  • Feb 202665
Dec 2025
6637% of selected
Jan 2026
4726% of selected
Feb 2026
6537% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 19 (28.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (1.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 664765
Total664765