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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Madagascar · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Madagascar · February 2026
21

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (19) — ▲ +10.5%.

J1 visas made up 13.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 13.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+10.5% vs January 2026 (19)▲+133.3% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 859

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

compared with
  • 2025191
  • 202640
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Month20252026Change
January319▲ +533.3%
February921▲ +133.3%
March24––
April26––
May25––
June24––
July8––
August17––
September27––
October13––
November6––
December9––

When is it busy? Madagascar · J1

Busiest month: May (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: March (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.1%
10.6%
5.3%
8.2%
14.4%
9.7%
9.3%
8.4%
6.8%
5.3%
6.4%
8.3%
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.

Madagascar · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173
Apr '171
May '1720
Jun '179
Jul '179
Aug '172
Sep '170
Oct '172
Nov '170
Dec '173
Jan '187
Feb '182
Mar '182
Apr '18
4
May '1813
Jun '185
Jul '184
Aug '187
Sep '185
Oct '182
Nov '182
Dec '184
Jan '193
Feb '194
Mar '194
Apr '197
May '1913
Jun '196
Jul '196
Aug '196
Sep '195
Oct '195
Nov '191
Dec '195
Jan '204
Feb '2011
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '212
May '211
Jun '218
Jul '2113
Aug '214
Sep '211
Oct '214
Nov '219
Dec '217
Jan '220
Feb '224
Mar '224
Apr '229
May '2227
Jun '2212
Jul '2214
Aug '2215
Sep '225
Oct '2210
Nov '2213
Dec '223
Jan '237
Feb '235
Mar '2311
Apr '2314
May '2322
Jun '2316
Jul '2310
Aug '2314
Sep '239
Oct '236
Nov '238
Dec '237
Jan '2413
Feb '243
Mar '2412
Apr '2417
May '2425
Jun '2412
Jul '2412
Aug '247
Sep '2415
Oct '245
Nov '2411
Dec '2412
Jan '253
Feb '259
Mar '2524
Apr '2526
May '2525
Jun '2524
Jul '258
Aug '2517
Sep '2527
Oct '2513
Nov '256
Dec '259
Jan '2619
Feb '2621

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Total visas issued
13
Latest 12 months · Madagascar · J1 · October
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Madagascar · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 202619
  • Feb 202621
Dec 2025
918% of selected
Jan 2026
1939% of selected
Feb 2026
2143% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 10 (111.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (133.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 91921
Total91921