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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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J2 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026
1

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — ▼ -90.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-90.0% vs January 2026 (10)▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 1,591

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Russia · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
427% of selected
Jan 2026
1067% of selected
Feb 2026
17% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (150.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (75.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 4101
Total4101

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

compared with
  • 202563
  • 202611
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Month20252026Change
January510▲ +100.0%
February11▲ +0.0%
March5––
April4––
May11––
June9––
July9––
August7––
September3––
October4––
November1––
December4––

When is it busy? Russia · J2

Busiest month: June (12.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%
6.9%
6.0%
5.4%
8.7%
12.9%
11.5%
11.0%
8.1%
7.9%
5.6%
7.3%
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.

Russia · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1712
Apr '1718
May '1726
Jun '1731
Jul '1734
Aug '1732
Sep '1720
Oct '1719
Nov '1718
Dec '1716
Jan '1813
Feb '187
Mar '1810
Apr '1810
May '1817
Jun '1831
Jul '1836
Aug '1827
Sep '1821
Oct '1827
Nov '1818
Dec '1815
Jan '198
Feb '1912
Mar '196
Apr '1923
May '1923
Jun '1933
Jul '1931
Aug '1940
Sep '1923
Oct '1915
Nov '1915
Dec '1913
Jan '2030
Feb '2015
Mar '2010
Apr '203
May '200
Jun '206
Jul '201
Aug '205
Sep '204
Oct '204
Nov '203
Dec '203
Jan '214
Feb '216
Mar '215
Apr '214
May '218
Jun '219
Jul '2122
Aug '2110
Sep '2110
Oct '2125
Nov '2113
Dec '2119
Jan '2211
Feb '229
Mar '2214
Apr '2215
May '2216
Jun '2241
Jul '2231
Aug '2240
Sep '2231
Oct '2220
Nov '2217
Dec '2237
Jan '2318
Feb '2311
Mar '239
Apr '2310
May '2324
Jun '2333
Jul '2315
Aug '2326
Sep '2319
Oct '238
Nov '2312
Dec '237
Jan '242
Feb '2418
Mar '2410
Apr '247
May '2414
Jun '2420
Jul '2416
Aug '249
Sep '2410
Oct '246
Nov '245
Dec '247
Jan '255
Feb '251
Mar '255
Apr '254
May '2511
Jun '259
Jul '259
Aug '257
Sep '253
Oct '254
Nov '251
Dec '254
Jan '2610
Feb '261

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