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Latvia · 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 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
7
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  1. C1/D58
  2. B1/B249
  3. NATO210
  4. J17
  5. A24
  6. L14

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.

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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.

Latvia · J1: all published months

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020406080Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1818
Nov '186
Dec '189
Jan '1911
Feb '1921
Mar '1971
Apr '1953
May '1955
Jun '1963
Jul '1927
Aug '1917
Sep '199
Oct '194
Nov '193
Dec '1917
Jan '2010
Feb '203
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '205
Aug '207
Sep '202
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '202
Jan '214
Feb '212
Mar '213
Apr '210
May '213
Jun '2139
Jul '2117
Aug '2145
Sep '213
Oct '212
Nov '218
Dec '217
Jan '2254
Feb '2237
Mar '2253
Apr '2252
May '2238
Jun '2236
Jul '2233
Aug '2219
Sep '225
Oct '224
Nov '225
Dec '2212
Jan '2318
Feb '2340
Mar '2352
Apr '2336
May '2359
Jun '2341
Jul '2321
Aug '2310
Sep '235
Oct '238
Nov '231
Dec '235
Jan '247
Feb '2416
Mar '2457
Apr '2470
May '2460
Jun '2447
Jul '2417
Aug '2419
Sep '248
Oct '2410
Nov '244
Dec '248
Jan '258
Feb '2513
Mar '2563
Apr '2558
May '2551
Jun '2533
Jul '2531
Aug '2510
Sep '253
Oct '2510
Nov '256
Dec '257
Jan '2610
Feb '268