Peru · J1

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

That is 39 fewer than in January 2026 (113) — -34.5%.

J1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-34.5% vs January 2026 (113)-15.9% vs February 2025 (88)

All published months together: 66,063

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

Year compared with

20258,517
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	89	113	+27.0%
February	88	74	-15.9%
March	113	–	–
April	112	–	–
May	147	–	–
June	92	–	–
July	131	–	–
August	125	–	–
September	2,044	–	–
October	2,034	–	–
November	2,087	–	–
December	1,455	–	–

When is it busy? Peru · J1

Busiest month: November (33.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (0.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.8%

3.1%

2.8%

0.8%

1.6%

1.7%

1.8%

10.8%

26.1%

33.5%

10.1%

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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.

Peru · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	56
Apr '17	67
May '17	89
Jun '17	100
Jul '17	117
Aug '17	93
Sep '17	245
Oct '17	2,297
Nov '17	2,687
Dec '17	948
Jan '18	64
Feb '18	56
Mar '18	58
Apr '18	67

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,455	113	74
Total	1,455	113	74

Peru · J1

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

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