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Russia · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026
50

That is 34 more than in January 2026 (16) — +212.5%.

J1 visas made up 1.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+212.5% vs January 2026 (16)-24.2% vs February 2025 (66)

All published months together: 13,617

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Russia · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202521
  • Jan 202616
  • Feb 202650
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (23.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 29 (138.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 211650
Total211650
Total visas issued
753
Latest 12 months · Russia · J1
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1271501001304863231411211650
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B232,985
  2. C1/D3,136
  3. F11,769
  4. A2988
  5. J1753
  6. L2502

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

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  • 2025803
  • 202666
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5016 -68.0%
February6650 -24.2%
March127––
April150––
May100––
June130––
July48––
August63––
September23––
October14––
November11––
December21––

When is it busy? Russia · J1

Busiest month: March (19.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Russia · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 6,830
FY2020 1,467
FY2021 882
FY2022 1,419
FY2023 1,202
FY2024 882
FY2025 823
FY2026 partial112