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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 932

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

compared with
  • 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 (18.0% of a typical year). Quietest: November (2.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.8%
3.9%
7.2%
7.4%
17.5%
9.1%
6.0%
18.0%
6.9%
4.8%
2.9%
4.5%
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.

Rwanda · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '172
May '1724
Jun '178
Jul '1719
Aug '1719
Sep '170
Oct '172
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '187
Feb '184
Mar '1812
Apr '1817
May '1833
Jun '1810
Jul '1814
Aug '1820
Sep '1811
Oct '188
Nov '182
Dec '187
Jan '1919
Feb '195
Mar '1912
Apr '1921
May '1940
Jun '197
Jul '1911
Aug '1921
Sep '1910
Oct '199
Nov '191
Dec '192
Jan '2018
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '200
Oct '203
Nov '202
Dec '202
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '213
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '213
Jul '211
Aug '2112
Sep '212
Oct '212
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '227
Feb '229
Mar '229
Apr '229
May '2227
Jun '2217
Jul '226
Aug '2231
Sep '223
Oct '222
Nov '226
Dec '224
Jan '2311
Feb '232
Mar '232
Apr '2314
May '2322
Jun '2318
Jul '239
Aug '2310
Sep '2322
Oct '2310
Nov '237
Dec '235
Jan '249
Feb '242
Mar '2411
Apr '2415
May '2427
Jun '2415
Jul '2411
Aug '2411
Sep '2410
Oct '241
Nov '244
Dec '244
Jan '253
Feb '253
Mar '257
Apr '254
May '2528
Jun '258
Jul '257
Aug '2524
Sep '256
Oct '251
Nov '252
Dec '256
Jan '265
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
6
Latest 12 months · Rwanda · J1 · September
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Rwanda · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
643% of selected
Jan 2026
536% of selected
Feb 2026
321% of selected
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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