India · J2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of India
Creator: Visa Status

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J2 visas issued to people from India · February 2026

113

That is 24 fewer than in January 2026 (137) — -17.5%.

J2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-17.5% vs January 2026 (137)-39.9% vs February 2025 (188)

All published months together: 21,521

India · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	268	137	-48.9%
February	188	113	-39.9%
March	162	–	–
April	198	–	–
May	187	–	–
June	176	–	–
July	99	–	–
August	145	–	–
September	125	–	–
October	151	–	–
November	171	–	–
December	162	–	–

When is it busy? India · J2

Busiest month: August (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.1%

9.0%

8.2%

6.4%

7.1%

9.3%

8.9%

10.1%

6.8%

7.1%

7.8%

9.3%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	165
Apr '17	118
May '17	204
Jun '17	208
Jul '17	224
Aug '17	156
Sep '17	147
Oct '17	136
Nov '17	163
Dec '17	161
Jan '18	179
Feb '18	157
Mar '18	165
Apr '18	159

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	162	137	113
Total	162	137	113

India · J2

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