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Israel · 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 Israel · February 2026
46

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (41) — +12.2%.

J1 visas made up 2.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+12.2% vs January 2026 (41)+2.2% vs February 2025 (45)

All published months together: 19,035

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Israel · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202570
  • Jan 202641
  • Feb 202646
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (41.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 24 (34.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 704146
Total704146
Total visas issued
113
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  1. B1/B21,915
  2. F1388
  3. A2244
  4. L2198
  5. J1113
  6. L1105

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

compared with
  • 20253,151
  • 202687
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January5341 -22.6%
February4546 +2.2%
March88––
April218––
May1,955––
June108––
July343––
August113––
September56––
October60––
November42––
December70––

When is it busy? Israel · J1

Busiest month: May (41.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Israel · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1868
Nov '1878
Dec '18112
Jan '1982
Feb '1967
Mar '19113
Apr '19226
May '191,348
Jun '19425
Jul '19359
Aug '19147
Sep '1966
Oct '1959
Nov '1970
Dec '19122
Jan '2059
Feb '2081
Mar '2060
Apr '200
May '2014
Jun '2019
Jul '2062
Aug '2087
Sep '2026
Oct '2015
Nov '2018
Dec '2051
Jan '2120
Feb '2123
Mar '21162
Apr '21590
May '21708
Jun '21564
Jul '21229
Aug '21116
Sep '2144
Oct '2143
Nov '2154
Dec '2179
Jan '2228
Feb '2261
Mar '22187
Apr '22222
May '221,699
Jun '22328
Jul '22301
Aug '22182
Sep '2252
Oct '2245
Nov '2245
Dec '2279
Jan '2345
Feb '2374
Mar '23165
Apr '23209
May '231,683
Jun '23377
Jul '23220
Aug '23126
Sep '2358
Oct '2322
Nov '2333
Dec '2349
Jan '2441
Feb '2437
Mar '24115
Apr '24517
May '241,462
Jun '24262
Jul '24262
Aug '24127
Sep '2463
Oct '2442
Nov '2434
Dec '2479
Jan '2553
Feb '2545
Mar '2588
Apr '25218
May '251,955
Jun '25108
Jul '25343
Aug '25113
Sep '2556
Oct '2560
Nov '2542
Dec '2570
Jan '2641
Feb '2646