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Official US State Department data

J-2 visa statistics for Afghanistan

How many J-2 visas nationals of Afghanistan are issued, and what each US consulate in Afghanistan issues, month by month.

Data through January 2025

J-2 visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan

Every J-2 visa issued to a national of Afghanistan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan, last 12 months

Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

99

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
6
Jan 2025
Latest month
6
Jan 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9

02468
Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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Pre-COVID peak16
10
8
5
13
8
1
5
15
8
1
16
Highest171
103
31
7
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2010: 16 visas; FY2011: 10 visas; FY2012: 8 visas; FY2013: 5 visas; FY2014: 13 visas; FY2015: 8 visas; FY2016: 1 visas; FY2017: 5 visas; FY2018: 15 visas; FY2019: 8 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 16 visas; FY2022: 171 visas; FY2023: 103 visas; FY2024: 31 visas; FY2025: 7 visas so far.

FY2024 had 31 visas (−70% on FY2023). That's 94% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2010).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Afghanistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 20256–
December 20241–
November 20240–
October 20240–
September 20242–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Afghanistan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Afghanistan.

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