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India · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from India · February 2026
372

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (383) — -2.9%.

J1 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-2.9% vs January 2026 (383)-52.0% vs February 2025 (775)

All published months together: 64,834

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India · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025606
  • Jan 2026383
  • Feb 2026372
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  • Jan 2026 is 223 (36.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 234 (38.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 606383372
Total606383372
Total visas issued
6,963
Latest 12 months · India · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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8177211.1K852409448363347531606383372
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2892,982
  2. H1B99,496
  3. H482,010
  4. C1/D40,458
  5. F130,292
  6. L220,817

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

compared with
  • 20257,752
  • 2026755
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Month20252026Change
January769383 -50.2%
February775372 -52.0%
March817––
April721––
May1,114––
June852––
July409––
August448––
September363––
October347––
November531––
December606––

When is it busy? India · J1

Busiest month: June (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.5%). 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.

India · J1: all published months

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05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial2,056
2019 9,833
2020 3,288
2021 5,521
2022 11,693
2023 12,351
2024 11,585
2025 7,752
2026 partial755