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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Malaysia · J2

1,270 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Malaysia · February 2026
4

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (2) — ▲ +100.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+100.0% vs January 2026 (2)▲+300.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 646

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

compared with
  • 202529
  • 20266
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January12▲ +100.0%
February14▲ +300.0%
March1––
April1––
May4––
June1––
July6––
August1––
September4––
October0––
November3––
December6––

When is it busy? Malaysia · J2

Busiest month: July (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.5%
10.5%
7.6%
4.0%
8.9%
9.0%
12.5%
8.3%
10.1%
4.0%
7.3%
11.4%
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.

Malaysia · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '176
Apr '173
May '172
Jun '175
Jul '176
Aug '1712
Sep '174
Oct '172
Nov '1714
Dec '172
Jan '184
Feb '186
Mar '1810
Apr '180
May '184
Jun '184
Jul '186
Aug '183
Sep '185
Oct '181
Nov '182
Dec '188
Jan '197
Feb '191
Mar '196
Apr '193
May '194
Jun '1910
Jul '195
Aug '198
Sep '192
Oct '194
Nov '194
Dec '192
Jan '201
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '204
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '203
Jan '211
Feb '216
Mar '210
Apr '213
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '212
Sep '214
Oct '213
Nov '213
Dec '212
Jan '223
Feb '228
Mar '229
Apr '229
May '2219
Jun '2230
Jul '2252
Aug '2235
Sep '2226
Oct '2212
Nov '2234
Dec '2217
Jan '236
Feb '234
Mar '234
Apr '234
May '236
Jun '233
Jul '236
Aug '232
Sep '239
Oct '231
Nov '231
Dec '239
Jan '246
Feb '249
Mar '245
Apr '240
May '2419
Jun '2419
Jul '244
Aug '2411
Sep '2411
Oct '244
Nov '244
Dec '243
Jan '251
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '251
May '254
Jun '251
Jul '256
Aug '251
Sep '254
Oct '250
Nov '253
Dec '256
Jan '262
Feb '264

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Latest 12 months · Malaysia · J2 · December
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Malaysia · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
650% of selected
Jan 2026
217% of selected
Feb 2026
433% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (33.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 624
Total624