North Macedonia · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia · February 2026

That is 18 more than in January 2026 (6) — +300.0%.

J1 visas made up 4.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+300.0% vs January 2026 (6)+20.0% vs February 2025 (20)

All published months together: 4,908

North Macedonia · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025996
202630

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	13	6	-53.8%
February	20	24	+20.0%
March	420	–	–
April	253	–	–
May	232	–	–
June	7	–	–
July	36	–	–
August	6	–	–
September	2	–	–
October	2	–	–
November	1	–	–
December	4	–	–

When is it busy? North Macedonia · J1

Busiest month: April (28.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

2.5%

3.0%

21.8%

28.6%

20.2%

4.8%

7.2%

3.8%

2.7%

1.2%

2.3%

1.9%

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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.

North Macedonia · J1: all published months

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	0
2018	0
2019	1,533
2020	45
2021	125
2022	459
2023	744
2024	976
2025	996
2026 partial	30

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4	6	24
Total	4	6	24

North Macedonia · J1

North Macedonia · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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