Pakistan · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Pakistan
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J1 visas issued to people from Pakistan · February 2026

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: 18,298

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

Year compared with

20251,729
2026105

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	77	65	-15.6%
February	78	40	-48.7%
March	80	–	–
April	143	–	–
May	588	–	–
June	170	–	–
July	193	–	–
August	89	–	–
September	86	–	–
October	70	–	–
November	80	–	–
December	75	–	–

When is it busy? Pakistan · J1

Busiest month: May (19.9% of a typical year). Quietest: September (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.9%

5.4%

5.8%

7.0%

19.9%

12.3%

11.3%

7.3%

4.9%

5.0%

7.2%

8.0%

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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.

Pakistan · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	117
Apr '17	176
May '17	430
Jun '17	287
Jul '17	297
Aug '17	192
Sep '17	103
Oct '17	88
Nov '17	143
Dec '17	149
Jan '18	118
Feb '18	92
Mar '18	112
Apr '18

Pakistan · J1

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

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