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Malaysia · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Malaysia · February 2026
47

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (61) — -23.0%.

J1 visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-23.0% vs January 2026 (61)+104.3% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 8,586

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Malaysia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202546
  • Jan 202661
  • Feb 202647
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (32.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (2.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 466147
Total466147
Total visas issued
1,263
Latest 12 months · Malaysia · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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32416265274810916691117466147
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B224,439
  2. C1/D1,458
  3. J11,263
  4. A2808
  5. B1685
  6. L1671

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

compared with
  • 20251,223
  • 2026108
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Month20252026Change
January4561 +35.6%
February2347 +104.3%
March324––
April162––
May65––
June27––
July48––
August109––
September166––
October91––
November117––
December46––

When is it busy? Malaysia · J1

Busiest month: March (16.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (3.5%). 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.

Malaysia · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 1,503
FY2020 647
FY2021 154
FY2022 1,498
FY2023 1,653
FY2024 1,430
FY2025 1,339
FY2026 partial362