Russia · J1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
Creator: Visa Status

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J1 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

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: 24,878

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

Year compared with

2025803
202666

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	50	16	-68.0%
February	66	50	-24.2%
March	127	–	–
April	150	–	–
May	100	–	–
June	130	–	–
July	48	–	–
August	63	–	–
September	23	–	–
October	14	–	–
November	11	–	–
December	21	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · J1

Busiest month: March (19.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.5%

7.4%

19.0%

17.1%

14.5%

13.7%

9.4%

4.2%

2.5%

2.1%

2.3%

3.3%

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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.

Russia · J1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	6,079
2018	5,582
2019	6,800
2020	1,128
2021	1,044
2022	1,341
2023	1,152
2024	883
2025	803
2026 partial	66

Russia · J1

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

When is it busy? Russia · J1

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	21	16	50
Total	21	16	50