Ireland · J2

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

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J2 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (1) — -100.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-100.0% vs January 2026 (1)-100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 724

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

Year compared with

202539
20261

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	3	1	-66.7%
February	1	0	-100.0%
March	1	–	–
April	3	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	7	–	–
July	7	–	–
August	4	–	–
September	2	–	–
October	0	–	–
November	0	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? Ireland · J2

Busiest month: December (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.3%

10.7%

5.8%

6.5%

7.0%

12.8%

9.8%

6.1%

7.3%

5.9%

5.6%

13.1%

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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.

Ireland · J2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	50
FY2018	50
FY2019	75
FY2020	43
FY2021	56
FY2022	256
FY2023	97
FY2024	42
FY2025	48
FY2026 partial	7

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	1	0
Total	6	1	0

Ireland · J2

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

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