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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Ireland · J2

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J2 visas issued to people from Ireland · February 2026
0

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

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Ireland · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
686% of selected
Jan 2026
114% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (83.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 610
Total610

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

compared with
  • 202539
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January31▼ -66.7%
February10▼ -100.0%
March1––
April3––
May5––
June7––
July7––
August4––
September2––
October0––
November0––
December6––

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%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '171
May '1711
Jun '177
Jul '1714
Aug '177
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '172
Dec '175
Jan '181
Feb '180
Mar '184
Apr '185
May '185
Jun '1813
Jul '182
Aug '186
Sep '185
Oct '189
Nov '182
Dec '1810
Jan '198
Feb '196
Mar '190
Apr '197
May '196
Jun '198
Jul '198
Aug '192
Sep '199
Oct '193
Nov '193
Dec '197
Jan '204
Feb '209
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '202
Jul '204
Aug '201
Sep '205
Oct '202
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '213
Feb '210
Mar '214
Apr '210
May '213
Jun '2119
Jul '217
Aug '212
Sep '2113
Oct '2133
Nov '2133
Dec '2138
Jan '2231
Feb '2252
Mar '2215
Apr '2213
May '228
Jun '2212
Jul '2213
Aug '223
Sep '225
Oct '222
Nov '224
Dec '227
Jan '2314
Feb '2312
Mar '233
Apr '235
May '2312
Jun '237
Jul '2316
Aug '2313
Sep '232
Oct '230
Nov '233
Dec '235
Jan '243
Feb '242
Mar '244
Apr '246
May '243
Jun '249
Jul '242
Aug '243
Sep '242
Oct '240
Nov '245
Dec '2410
Jan '253
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '253
May '255
Jun '257
Jul '257
Aug '254
Sep '252
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '256
Jan '261
Feb '260

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