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Pakistan · J1

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

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J1 visas issued to people from Pakistan · February 2026
40

That is 25 fewer than in January 2026 (65) — -38.5%.

J1 visas made up 1.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-38.5% vs January 2026 (65)-48.7% vs February 2025 (78)

All published months together: 14,594

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Pakistan · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202575
  • Jan 202665
  • Feb 202640
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  • Jan 2026 is 10 (13.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 35 (46.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 756540
Total756540
Total visas issued
1,679
Latest 12 months · Pakistan · J1

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8014358817019389867080756540
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B249,603
  2. F12,975
  3. J11,679
  4. H1B1,255
  5. H41,195
  6. A2813

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

compared with
  • 20251,729
  • 2026105
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Month20252026Change
January7765 -15.6%
February7840 -48.7%
March80––
April143––
May588––
June170––
July193––
August89––
September86––
October70––
November80––
December75––

When is it busy? Pakistan · J1

Busiest month: May (20.1% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.0%). 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.

Pakistan · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial476
2019 2,216
2020 774
2021 1,946
2022 2,592
2023 2,362
2024 2,394
2025 1,729
2026 partial105