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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nicaragua · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Nicaragua · February 2026
4

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +0.0%.

J1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-63.6% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 1,040

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

compared with
  • 2025109
  • 20268
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January94▼ -55.6%
February114▼ -63.6%
March14––
April7––
May9––
June7––
July17––
August9––
September8––
October9––
November2––
December7––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · J1

Busiest month: August (13.1% of a typical year). Quietest: March (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%
5.2%
5.1%
6.0%
9.0%
10.9%
11.3%
13.1%
6.6%
6.1%
5.3%
10.5%
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.

Nicaragua · 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 '1710
Apr '178
May '1719
Jun '1718
Jul '1714
Aug '1721
Sep '1726
Oct '173
Nov '177
Dec '1728
Jan '1812
Feb '184
Mar '183
Apr '18
9
May '188
Jun '1813
Jul '187
Aug '189
Sep '1812
Oct '187
Nov '1812
Dec '1829
Jan '197
Feb '193
Mar '195
Apr '194
May '199
Jun '1924
Jul '1914
Aug '1910
Sep '195
Oct '1913
Nov '1910
Dec '1910
Jan '2014
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '204
Sep '200
Oct '203
Nov '201
Dec '203
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '212
Apr '212
May '214
Jun '212
Jul '214
Aug '2124
Sep '212
Oct '210
Nov '214
Dec '2114
Jan '225
Feb '223
Mar '224
Apr '2216
May '2232
Jun '2219
Jul '2232
Aug '2224
Sep '2218
Oct '2210
Nov '2219
Dec '226
Jan '236
Feb '238
Mar '238
Apr '2314
May '2316
Jun '2320
Jul '2316
Aug '2317
Sep '2313
Oct '233
Nov '232
Dec '237
Jan '2415
Feb '245
Mar '244
Apr '2410
May '2416
Jun '2424
Jul '2414
Aug '244
Sep '2410
Oct '248
Nov '241
Dec '246
Jan '259
Feb '2511
Mar '2514
Apr '257
May '259
Jun '257
Jul '2517
Aug '259
Sep '258
Oct '259
Nov '252
Dec '257
Jan '264
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
14
Latest 12 months · Nicaragua · J1 · March
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Nicaragua · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
747% of selected
Jan 2026
427% of selected
Feb 2026
427% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (42.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (42.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 744
Total744