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Russia · J1

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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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
127
Latest 12 months · Russia · J1 · March

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  1. B1/B23,805
  2. C1/D392
  3. J1127
  4. A268
  5. F160
  6. L135

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

compared with
  • 2025803
  • 202666
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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
01K2K3K4KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '18124
Nov '18166
Dec '18110
Jan '1983
Feb '19155
Mar '19769
Apr '192,782
May '191,692
Jun '19405
Jul '19258
Aug '19147
Sep '19139
Oct '19145
Nov '1976
Dec '19149
Jan '2095
Feb '20131
Mar '20833
Apr '206
May '204
Jun '2010
Jul '204
Aug '208
Sep '206
Oct '205
Nov '209
Dec '2017
Jan '215
Feb '217
Mar '214
Apr '2115
May '2122
Jun '21400
Jul '21285
Aug '2180
Sep '2133
Oct '2146
Nov '2153
Dec '2194
Jan '2274
Feb '22199
Mar '22118
Apr '22174
May '22244
Jun '22131
Jul '22153
Aug '2287
Sep '2246
Oct '2230
Nov '2240
Dec '2245
Jan '2379
Feb '2393
Mar '23117
Apr '23154
May '23193
Jun '23192
Jul '23178
Aug '2344
Sep '2337
Oct '2320
Nov '2321
Dec '2324
Jan '2452
Feb '24103
Mar '24125
Apr '24182
May '24153
Jun '24107
Jul '2454
Aug '2424
Sep '2417
Oct '2417
Nov '2419
Dec '2430
Jan '2550
Feb '2566
Mar '25127
Apr '25150
May '25100
Jun '25130
Jul '2548
Aug '2563
Sep '2523
Oct '2514
Nov '2511
Dec '2521
Jan '2616
Feb '2650