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Rwanda · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Rwanda · February 2026
3

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (5) — -40.0%.

J1 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-40.0% vs January 2026 (5)+0.0% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 724

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Rwanda · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20263
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 653
Total653
Total visas issued
101
Latest 12 months · Rwanda · J1
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  1. B1/B21,646
  2. F1472
  3. A2189
  4. J1101
  5. H1B63
  6. K157

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

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  • 202599
  • 20268
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Month20252026Change
January35 +66.7%
February33 +0.0%
March7––
April4––
May28––
June8––
July7––
August24––
September6––
October1––
November2––
December6––

When is it busy? Rwanda · J1

Busiest month: August (18.6% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.1%). 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.

Rwanda · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 163
FY2020 39
FY2021 29
FY2022 122
FY2023 122
FY2024 133
FY2025 99
FY2026 partial17