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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Uganda · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Uganda · February 2026
12

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (8) — ▲ +50.0%.

J1 visas made up 7.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+50.0% vs January 2026 (8)▼-14.3% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 2,381

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

compared with
  • 2025256
  • 202620
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January148▼ -42.9%
February1412▼ -14.3%
March19––
April42––
May64––
June12––
July32––
August15––
September16––
October6––
November17––
December5––

When is it busy? Uganda · J1

Busiest month: May (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.6%
7.2%
7.7%
7.2%
15.2%
10.3%
9.7%
11.0%
5.6%
4.5%
5.5%
6.4%
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.

Uganda · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial235
2018 347
2019 371
2020 39
2021 102
2022 270
2023 374
2024 367
2025 256
2026 partial20

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Total visas issued
248
Latest 12 months · Uganda · J1
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Uganda · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20268
  • Feb 202612
Dec 2025
520% of selected
Jan 2026
832% of selected
Feb 2026
1248% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (60.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (140.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5812
Total5812