Philippines · J1

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

493

That is 364 more than in January 2026 (129) — +282.2%.

J1 visas made up 2.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+282.2% vs January 2026 (129)+57.5% vs February 2025 (313)

All published months together: 50,296

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

Year compared with

20255,422
2026622

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	117	129	+10.3%
February	313	493	+57.5%
March	758	–	–
April	914	–	–
May	873	–	–
June	347	–	–
July	277	–	–
August	1,002	–	–
September	446	–	–
October	127	–	–
November	104	–	–
December	144	–	–

When is it busy? Philippines · J1

Busiest month: July (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.3%

8.7%

12.4%

7.9%

10.3%

11.6%

13.5%

10.7%

6.3%

4.0%

4.9%

4.5%

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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.

Philippines · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	1,701
Apr '17	753
May '17	1,015
Jun '17	563
Jul '17	612
Aug '17	639
Sep '17	464
Oct '17	447
Nov '17	562
Dec '17	509
Jan '18	399
Feb '18	816
Mar '18	2,500

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	144	129	493
Total	144	129	493

Philippines · J1

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

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