Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Creator: Visa Status

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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: 75,546

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

Year compared with

202516,870
20263,008

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	686	1,202	+75.2%
February	848	1,806	+113.0%
March	4,173	–	–
April	3,865	–	–
May	4,587	–	–
June	299	–	–
July	729	–	–
August	360	–	–
September	148	–	–
October	164	–	–
November	303	–	–
December	708	–	–

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.

5.6%

7.5%

19.6%

13.9%

13.6%

4.3%

6.8%

5.0%

1.7%

1.1%

6.0%

14.8%

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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

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Month	Issuances
Apr '17	5,155
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	708	1,202	1,806
Total	708	1,202	1,806

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · J1

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

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

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