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Latvia · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Latvia · February 2026
8

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -20.0%.

J1 visas made up 6.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-20.0% vs January 2026 (10)-38.5% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 1,830

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Latvia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (42.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (14.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 7108
Total7108
Total visas issued
290
Latest 12 months · Latvia · J1
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. C1/D526
  2. B1/B2463
  3. J1290
  4. NATO2242
  5. F1143
  6. A259

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

compared with
  • 2025293
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January810 +25.0%
February138 -38.5%
March63––
April58––
May51––
June33––
July31––
August10––
September3––
October10––
November6––
December7––

When is it busy? Latvia · J1

Busiest month: March (15.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Latvia · J1: all published months

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01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial33
2019 351
2020 35
2021 133
2022 348
2023 296
2024 323
2025 293
2026 partial18