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Spain · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Spain · February 2026
630

That is 247 more than in January 2026 (383) — +64.5%.

J1 visas made up 23.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 16.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+64.5% vs January 2026 (383)+0.5% vs February 2025 (627)

All published months together: 75,901

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Spain · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025460
  • Jan 2026383
  • Feb 2026630
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  • Jan 2026 is 77 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 170 (37.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 460383630
Total460383630
Total visas issued
12,939
Latest 12 months · Spain · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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1.5K2.3K2.7K2K1.3K761283244329460383630
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B216,230
  2. J112,939
  3. F14,520
  4. C1/D2,887
  5. L11,289
  6. E21,234

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

compared with
  • 202512,893
  • 20261,013
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January340383 +12.6%
February627630 +0.5%
March1,518––
April2,300––
May2,695––
June2,042––
July1,294––
August761––
September283––
October244––
November329––
December460––

When is it busy? Spain · J1

Busiest month: June (20.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.7%). 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.

Spain · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,027
2019 11,586
2020 2,297
2021 9,074
2022 12,219
2023 12,478
2024 13,314
2025 12,893
2026 partial1,013