Panama · J1

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

That is 7 fewer than in January 2026 (14) — -50.0%.

J1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-50.0% vs January 2026 (14)-72.0% vs February 2025 (25)

All published months together: 2,535

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	7	14	+100.0%
February	25	7	-72.0%
March	7	–	–
April	14	–	–
May	14	–	–
June	10	–	–
July	42	–	–
August	11	–	–
September	24	–	–
October	24	–	–
November	13	–	–
December	15	–	–

When is it busy? Panama · J1

Busiest month: December (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.5%

5.4%

8.5%

4.8%

6.6%

10.7%

10.1%

8.2%

7.0%

5.7%

7.6%

13.8%

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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.

Panama · 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	276
FY2018	520
FY2019	514
FY2020	84
FY2021	167
FY2022	217
FY2023	282
FY2024	201
FY2025	201
FY2026 partial	73

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	15	14	7
Total	15	14	7

Panama · J1

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

When is it busy? Panama · J1

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