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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Philippines · J2

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J2 visas issued to people from Philippines · February 2026
161

That is 16 fewer than in January 2026 (177) — ▼ -9.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-9.0% vs January 2026 (177)▼-30.3% vs February 2025 (231)

All published months together: 14,244

Philippines · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,348
  • 2026338
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Month20252026Change
January170177▲ +4.1%
February231161▼ -30.3%
March265––
April323––
May381––
June314––
July337––
August337––
September318––
October278––
November206––
December188––

When is it busy? Philippines · J2

Busiest month: July (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: March (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%
9.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.5%
10.9%
14.1%
8.7%
6.0%
6.9%
7.3%
10.9%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1724
Apr '1711
May '1735
Jun '1735
Jul '1765
Aug '1762
Sep '1739
Oct '1728
Nov '1733
Dec '1744
Jan '1819
Feb '1824
Mar '1821
Apr '18
44
May '1829
Jun '1891
Jul '18109
Aug '1872
Sep '1829
Oct '1851
Nov '1831
Dec '1856
Jan '1950
Feb '1952
Mar '1933
Apr '1938
May '1947
Jun '1998
Jul '19166
Aug '1982
Sep '1965
Oct '1962
Nov '1957
Dec '1963
Jan '2037
Feb '2059
Mar '2013
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '204
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '204
Nov '2015
Dec '2079
Jan '2181
Feb '2170
Mar '2174
Apr '2170
May '2141
Jun '2179
Jul '21115
Aug '2155
Sep '2152
Oct '2113
Nov '2117
Dec '2133
Jan '22116
Feb '22118
Mar '22103
Apr '2255
May '2298
Jun '22212
Jul '22353
Aug '22285
Sep '2285
Oct '22133
Nov '22172
Dec '22168
Jan '23136
Feb '23133
Mar '23134
Apr '23142
May '23219
Jun '23400
Jul '23289
Aug '23182
Sep '23163
Oct '23298
Nov '23274
Dec '23139
Jan '24235
Feb '24188
Mar '24166
Apr '24272
May '24349
Jun '24406
Jul '24532
Aug '24210
Sep '24245
Oct '24259
Nov '24350
Dec '24262
Jan '25170
Feb '25231
Mar '25265
Apr '25323
May '25381
Jun '25314
Jul '25337
Aug '25337
Sep '25318
Oct '25278
Nov '25206
Dec '25188
Jan '26177
Feb '26161

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Total visas issued
337
Latest 12 months · Philippines · J2 · August
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Philippines · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025188
  • Jan 2026177
  • Feb 2026161
Dec 2025
18836% of selected
Jan 2026
17734% of selected
Feb 2026
16131% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (5.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 27 (14.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 188177161
Total188177161