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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Thailand · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Thailand · February 2026
1,891

That is 1,334 more than in January 2026 (557) — ▲ +239.5%.

J1 visas made up 35.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 14.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+239.5% vs January 2026 (557)▼-48.1% vs February 2025 (3,645)

All published months together: 73,123

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

compared with
  • 20259,695
  • 20262,448
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January789557▼ -29.4%
February3,6451,891▼ -48.1%
March2,244––
April1,615––
May391––
June117––
July410––
August234––
September77––
October59––
November44––
December70––

When is it busy? Thailand · J1

Busiest month: March (23.8% of a typical year). Quietest: October (0.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.2%
19.8%
23.8%
16.6%
10.0%
7.2%
8.6%
3.1%
1.3%
0.9%
1.3%
1.3%
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.

Thailand · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.5K5K7.5K10KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial7,797
FY2018 9,467
FY2019 9,528
FY2020 2,542
FY2021 3,296
FY2022 9,300
FY2023 9,484
FY2024 9,387
FY2025 9,701
FY2026 partial2,621

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Total visas issued
7,709
Latest 12 months · Thailand · J1
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By month · latest 12 months

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2.2K1.6K39111741023477594470557
1.9K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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Thailand · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202570
  • Jan 2026557
  • Feb 20261,891
Dec 2025
703% of selected
Jan 2026
55722% of selected
Feb 2026
1,89175% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 487 (695.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,821 (2601.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 705571,891
Total705571,891