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J2 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

1,089

That is 216 fewer than in January 2026 (1,305) — -16.6%.

Quick view · February 2026

-16.6% vs January 2026 (1,305)-32.2% vs February 2025 (1,606)

All published months together: 267,196

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Korea, South	165	175	-5.7%−10
Philippines	161	177	-9.0%−16
Japan	119	106	+12.3%+13
India	113	137	-17.5%−24
China - Mainland	72	121	-40.5%−49
Ghana	65	47	+38.3%+18
Brazil	38	68	-44.1%−30
France	29	31	-6.5%−2
Germany	26	26	+0.0%+0
Turkey	26	15	+73.3%+11
Israel	25	18	+38.9%+7
Jamaica	20	19	+5.3%+1
Pakistan	14	38	-63.2%−24
Kenya	13	21	-38.1%−8
Spain	12	5	+140.0%+7
Switzerland	11	7	+57.1%+4
Kazakhstan	11	5	+120.0%+6
Colombia	10	25	-60.0%−15
Ecuador	10	4	+150.0%+6
Egypt	9	16	-43.8%−7
Chile	8	8	+0.0%+0
Taiwan	7	25	-72.0%−18
Saudi Arabia	7	9	-22.2%−2
Bangladesh	7	8	-12.5%−1
Netherlands	7	6	+16.7%+1
Singapore	7	2	+250.0%+5
Indonesia	6	17	-64.7%−11
Mexico	6	17	-64.7%−11
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	6	7	-14.3%−1
Australia	6	6	+0.0%+0
Argentina	6	5	+20.0%+1
Sweden	6	5	+20.0%+1
Malaysia	4	2	+100.0%+2
Norway	4	1	+300.0%+3
Italy	3	20	-85.0%−17
Peru	3	5	-40.0%−2
Czech Republic	3	1	+200.0%+2
Ethiopia	3	0	new+3
Hungary	2	6	-66.7%−4
Poland	2	6	-66.7%−4
Vietnam	2	3	-33.3%−1
Ukraine	2	2	+0.0%+0
Dominican Republic	2	1	+100.0%+1
Russia	1	10	-90.0%−9
Finland	1	7	-85.7%−6
Jordan	1	5	-80.0%−4
Greece	1	3	-66.7%−2
Honduras	1	1	+0.0%+0
Nepal	1	1	+0.0%+0
South Africa	0	6	-100.0%−6
Denmark	0	4	-100.0%−4
Belgium	0	1	-100.0%−1
Costa Rica	0	1	-100.0%−1
Ireland	0	1	-100.0%−1

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Seoul	166	178	-6.7%−12
Manila	159	176	-9.7%−17
Tokyo	94	77	+22.1%+17
Accra	65	47	+38.3%+18
Beijing	38	46	-17.4%−8
New Delhi	33	23	+43.5%+10
Paris	30	34	-11.8%−4
Hyderabad	30	20	+50.0%

J2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202525,028
20262,394

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,876	1,305	-30.4%
February	1,606	1,089	-32.2%
March	1,690	–	–
April	2,019	–	–
May	2,776	–	–
June	2,417	–	–
July	3,523	–	–
August	2,586	–	–
September	1,728	–	–
October	1,702	–	–
November	1,403	–	–
December	1,702	–	–

When is it busy? J2 visas worldwide

Busiest month: July (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%

6.4%

6.3%

5.5%

8.2%

11.7%

13.9%

11.1%

6.2%

6.4%

6.8%

8.8%

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.

J2 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	2,330
Apr '17	1,932
May '17	3,516
Jun '17	5,004
Jul '17	5,541
Aug '17	4,927
Sep '17	2,657
Oct '17	2,189
Nov '17	2,963
Dec '17	3,236
Jan '18	3,282
Feb '18	2,134
Mar '18	2,226
Apr '18	2,151

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,702	1,305	1,089
Total	1,702	1,305	1,089

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J2 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? J2 visas worldwide

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