Mexico · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Mexico
Creator: Visa Status

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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: 109,192

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

Year compared with

202516,305
20262,221

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	512	944	+84.4%
February	912	1,277	+40.0%
March	3,231	–	–
April	4,466	–	–
May	3,791	–	–
June	784	–	–
July	814	–	–
August	453	–	–
September	389	–	–
October	286	–	–
November	268	–	–
December	399	–	–

When is it busy? Mexico · J1

Busiest month: May (22.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.9%

6.4%

14.3%

20.2%

22.7%

7.9%

5.6%

5.0%

3.0%

2.5%

5.2%

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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.

Mexico · J1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	8,058
2018	9,599
2019	10,763
2020	2,135
2021	10,998
2022	14,624
2023	16,821
2024	17,668
2025	16,305
2026 partial	2,221

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	399	944	1,277
Total	399	944	1,277

Mexico · J1

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

When is it busy? Mexico · J1

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