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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
1,806

That is 604 more than in January 2026 (1,202) — +50.2%.

J1 visas made up 24.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 18.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+50.2% vs January 2026 (1,202)+113.0% vs February 2025 (848)

All published months together: 70,391

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025708
  • Jan 20261,202
  • Feb 20261,806
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  • Jan 2026 is 494 (69.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,098 (155.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 7081,2021,806
Total7081,2021,806
Total visas issued
18,344
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1
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4.2K3.9K4.6K2997293601481643037081.2K1.8K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B223,455
  2. J118,344
  3. C1/D6,801
  4. L14,567
  5. F14,432
  6. L23,020

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202516,870
  • 20263,008
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6861,202 +75.2%
February8481,806 +113.0%
March4,173––
April3,865––
May4,587––
June299––
July729––
August360––
September148––
October164––
November303––
December708––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1

Busiest month: March (19.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.1%). 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.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 0
FY2020 3,627
FY2021 2,441
FY2022 13,268
FY2023 14,533
FY2024 15,877
FY2025 16,462
FY2026 partial4,183