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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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J1 visas issued to people from Poland · February 2026
162

That is 85 more than in January 2026 (77) — ▲ +110.4%.

J1 visas made up 13.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+110.4% vs January 2026 (77)▲+60.4% vs February 2025 (101)

All published months together: 31,222

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

compared with
  • 20253,127
  • 2026239
0200400600800JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January8177▼ -4.9%
February101162▲ +60.4%
March798––
April650––
May495––
June110––
July420––
August172––
September109––
October58––
November48––
December85––

When is it busy? Poland · J1

Busiest month: March (19.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.9%
3.9%
19.6%
16.9%
16.3%
7.7%
10.1%
8.0%
3.5%
2.9%
3.0%
4.2%
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.

Poland · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17811
Apr '171,231
May '171,505
Jun '17618
Jul '17334
Aug '17227
Sep '17128
Oct '17113
Nov '1795
Dec '17119
Jan '18123
Feb '1881
Mar '181,122
Apr '18
1,276
May '181,312
Jun '18592
Jul '18322
Aug '18241
Sep '18116
Oct '18113
Nov '1889
Dec '18150
Jan '19128
Feb '1984
Mar '19974
Apr '191,284
May '191,485
Jun '19518
Jul '19341
Aug '19218
Sep '19135
Oct '19100
Nov '1982
Dec '19137
Jan '2095
Feb '2085
Mar '20326
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '202
Jul '2036
Aug '2084
Sep '2026
Oct '2026
Nov '2015
Dec '2049
Jan '2129
Feb '2118
Mar '2139
Apr '2121
May '2145
Jun '2192
Jul '21219
Aug '21223
Sep '2190
Oct '2177
Nov '21112
Dec '21121
Jan '22108
Feb '2264
Mar '22100
Apr '22798
May '22716
Jun '22285
Jul '22304
Aug '22256
Sep '22110
Oct '2294
Nov '2264
Dec '22108
Jan '2397
Feb '2383
Mar '23671
Apr '23699
May '23619
Jun '23335
Jul '23334
Aug '23186
Sep '2379
Oct '2374
Nov '2378
Dec '2372
Jan '2482
Feb '24243
Mar '24782
Apr '24656
May '24596
Jun '24338
Jul '24343
Aug '24152
Sep '2478
Oct '2465
Nov '2476
Dec '2476
Jan '2581
Feb '25101
Mar '25798
Apr '25650
May '25495
Jun '25110
Jul '25420
Aug '25172
Sep '25109
Oct '2558
Nov '2548
Dec '2585
Jan '2677
Feb '26162

Explore Poland by period

Total visas issued
77
Latest 12 months · Poland · J1 · January
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Poland · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202585
  • Jan 202677
  • Feb 2026162
Dec 2025
8526% of selected
Jan 2026
7724% of selected
Feb 2026
16250% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (9.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 77 (90.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 8577162
Total8577162