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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Italy · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026
222

That is 165 fewer than in January 2026 (387) — ▼ -42.6%.

J1 visas made up 15.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 15.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-42.6% vs January 2026 (387)▼-31.5% vs February 2025 (324)

All published months together: 68,418

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

compared with
  • 20257,883
  • 2026609
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January458387▼ -15.5%
February324222▼ -31.5%
March570––
April653––
May906––
June1,079––
July1,104––
August766––
September412––
October404––
November506––
December701––

When is it busy? Italy · J1

Busiest month: July (16.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.1%
4.7%
5.2%
5.1%
8.4%
13.9%
16.9%
12.2%
5.3%
4.3%
6.0%
10.9%
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.

Italy · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.5K5K7.5K10KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial5,940
FY2018 8,318
FY2019 8,977
FY2020 3,284
FY2021 5,408
FY2022 9,149
FY2023 8,720
FY2024 8,462
FY2025 7,940
FY2026 partial2,220

Explore Italy by period

Total visas issued
7,710
Latest 12 months · Italy · J1
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5706539061.1K1.1K766412404506701387
222
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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Italy · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025701
  • Jan 2026387
  • Feb 2026222
Dec 2025
70154% of selected
Jan 2026
38730% of selected
Feb 2026
22217% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 314 (44.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 479 (68.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 701387222
Total701387222