Italy · J2

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

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J2 visas issued to people from Italy · February 2026

That is 17 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — -85.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-85.0% vs January 2026 (20)-57.1% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 2,507

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

Year compared with

2025183
202623

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	18	20	+11.1%
February	7	3	-57.1%
March	7	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	17	–	–
June	12	–	–
July	23	–	–
August	32	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	22	–	–
November	6	–	–
December	14	–	–

When is it busy? Italy · J2

Busiest month: July (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.1%

5.4%

5.6%

4.7%

8.6%

9.5%

13.3%

11.0%

8.7%

8.8%

4.4%

10.8%

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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.

Italy · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	26
Apr '17	20
May '17	39
Jun '17	63
Jul '17	74
Aug '17	46
Sep '17	28
Oct '17	32
Nov '17	25
Dec '17	39
Jan '18	26
Feb '18	21
Mar '18	28
Apr '18	33

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	14	20	3
Total	14	20	3

Italy · J2

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

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