Turkey · J2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Turkey
Creator: Visa Status

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026

That is 11 more than in January 2026 (15) — +73.3%.

J2 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+73.3% vs January 2026 (15)+18.2% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 5,472

Turkey · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	54	15	-72.2%
February	22	26	+18.2%
March	16	–	–
April	44	–	–
May	54	–	–
June	33	–	–
July	63	–	–
August	61	–	–
September	26	–	–
October	41	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	25	–	–

When is it busy? Turkey · J2

Busiest month: August (16.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.6%

4.7%

5.5%

4.6%

7.8%

11.1%

14.1%

16.1%

7.5%

5.8%

6.3%

8.8%

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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.

Turkey · J2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	46
Apr '17	34
May '17	59
Jun '17	78
Jul '17	76
Aug '17	88
Sep '17	73
Oct '17	31
Nov '17	26
Dec '17	50
Jan '18	65
Feb '18	19
Mar '18	34
Apr '18	30

Turkey · J2

Turkey · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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