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Mexico · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
1,277

That is 333 more than in January 2026 (944) — +35.3%.

J1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+35.3% vs January 2026 (944)+40.0% vs February 2025 (912)

All published months together: 92,569

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Mexico · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025399
  • Jan 2026944
  • Feb 20261,277
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  • Jan 2026 is 545 (136.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 878 (220.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3999441,277
Total3999441,277
Total visas issued
17,102
Latest 12 months · Mexico · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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3.2K4.5K3.8K7848144533892862683999441.3K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. BBBCC1,707,992
  2. H2A288,747
  3. H2B75,556
  4. BBBCV21,260
  5. J117,102
  6. TN16,631

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

compared with
  • 202516,305
  • 20262,221
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January512944 +84.4%
February9121,277 +40.0%
March3,231––
April4,466––
May3,791––
June784––
July814––
August453––
September389––
October286––
November268––
December399––

When is it busy? Mexico · J1

Busiest month: May (21.9% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.4%). 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.

Mexico · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 10,672
FY2020 2,669
FY2021 10,650
FY2022 14,597
FY2023 16,776
FY2024 17,715
FY2025 16,316
FY2026 partial3,174