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Guatemala · J1

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

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J1 visas issued to people from Guatemala · February 2026
17

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (15) — +13.3%.

J1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+13.3% vs January 2026 (15)+21.4% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 1,814

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Guatemala · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202538
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 202617
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  • Jan 2026 is 23 (60.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 21 (55.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 381517
Total381517
Total visas issued
20
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  1. B1/B211,496
  2. H2B278
  3. F136
  4. J120
  5. A119
  6. H2A19

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

compared with
  • 2025278
  • 202632
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Month20252026Change
January2615 -42.3%
February1417 +21.4%
March9––
April36––
May36––
June17––
July30––
August15––
September14––
October23––
November20––
December38––

When is it busy? Guatemala · J1

Busiest month: May (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: September (4.5%). 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.

Guatemala · J1: all published months

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020406080Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '185
Nov '186
Dec '1841
Jan '1935
Feb '193
Mar '1927
Apr '1915
May '1934
Jun '1931
Jul '1924
Aug '1928
Sep '197
Oct '199
Nov '1914
Dec '1941
Jan '2024
Feb '2023
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '206
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '205
Nov '2011
Dec '206
Jan '218
Feb '214
Mar '214
Apr '2119
May '2114
Jun '2120
Jul '2126
Aug '2121
Sep '2113
Oct '212
Nov '2113
Dec '2118
Jan '225
Feb '229
Mar '2215
Apr '2237
May '2226
Jun '2242
Jul '2259
Aug '2247
Sep '2214
Oct '2218
Nov '2216
Dec '2213
Jan '239
Feb '2317
Mar '238
Apr '2344
May '2342
Jun '2332
Jul '2332
Aug '2334
Sep '2313
Oct '2322
Nov '2319
Dec '2339
Jan '2411
Feb '2427
Mar '2426
Apr '2428
May '2445
Jun '2430
Jul '2432
Aug '2429
Sep '2422
Oct '2421
Nov '2417
Dec '2442
Jan '2526
Feb '2514
Mar '259
Apr '2536
May '2536
Jun '2517
Jul '2530
Aug '2515
Sep '2514
Oct '2523
Nov '2520
Dec '2538
Jan '2615
Feb '2617