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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J2

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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 Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
6

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (7) — -14.3%.

J2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-14.3% vs January 2026 (7)-25.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 1,353

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (46.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (53.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1376
Total1376
Total visas issued
172
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J2
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10829133121141191376
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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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 · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025181
  • 202613
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Month20252026Change
January147 -50.0%
February86 -25.0%
March10––
April8––
May29––
June13––
July31––
August21––
September14––
October11––
November9––
December13––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J2

Busiest month: December (17.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.4%). 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 · J2: all published months

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01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 57
2020 100
2021 214
2022 289
2023 263
2024 236
2025 181
2026 partial13