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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for Brazil

How many J-1 visas nationals of Brazil are issued, and what each US consulate in Brazil issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

J-1 visas issued to nationals of Brazil

Every J-1 visa issued to a national of Brazil, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,7859,785

Down 13%vs 11,300 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
815
Busiest month
1.2k
Aug 2025
Latest month
400
Feb 2026Down 34%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 11k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.8k

05001k1.5k2k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

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.

010k20k30k40k
13k
14k
15k
Pre-COVID peak22k
14k
9.2k
11k
13k
14k
7.1k
3.6k
12k
13k
12k
11k
3.7k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 13,429 visas; FY2012: 14,124 visas; FY2013: 14,893 visas; FY2014: 21,887 visas; FY2015: 14,274 visas; FY2016: 9,216 visas; FY2017: 11,436 visas; FY2018: 12,823 visas; FY2019: 14,333 visas; FY2020: 7,081 visas; FY2021: 3,617 visas; FY2022: 11,815 visas; FY2023: 13,312 visas; FY2024: 11,862 visas; FY2025: 10,523 visas; FY2026: 3,677 visas so far.

FY2025 had 10,523 visas (−11% on FY2024). That's 52% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026400607Down 34%
January 2026477586Down 19%
December 2025791810About flat, 2.3%
November 20258871,051Down 16%
October 20251,1221,361Down 18%
September 2025908905About flat, 0.3%
August 20251,151797Up 44%
July 20251,0401,280Down 19%
June 20256831,319Down 48%
May 2025893864Up 3.4%
April 2025757856Down 12%
March 2025676864Down 22%
February 2025607–
January 2025586–
December 2024810–
November 20241,051–
October 20241,361–
September 2024905–
August 2024797–
July 20241,280–
June 20241,319–
May 2024864–
April 2024856–
March 2024864–

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 Brazil who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Brazil.

J-1 visas issued in Brazil

How many J-1 visas the US consulates in Brazil issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,7429,742

Down 14%vs 11,323 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
812
Busiest month
1.2k
Aug 2025
Latest month
406
Feb 2026Down 33%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 11k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.7k

05001k1.5k2k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sao Paulo52% of total
    5.1kDown 14%
    5,063 visas in the last 12 months, 5,880 in the 12 months before
  • Brasilia16% of total
    1.6kDown 6.5%
    1,555 visas in the last 12 months, 1,663 in the 12 months before
  • Rio De Janeiro14% of total
    1.4kDown 25%
    1,382 visas in the last 12 months, 1,855 in the 12 months before
  • Porto Alegre12% of total
    1.2kUp 5.3%
    1,179 visas in the last 12 months, 1,120 in the 12 months before
  • Recife5.8% of total
    563Down 30%
    563 visas in the last 12 months, 805 in the 12 months before

Sao Paulo issues the most: 52% of the total. Recife issued 30% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Brazil each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.4%
12%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: November 2022: 1,902 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    13k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    11k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 10%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 12%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    875

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 27%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 10,058 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026406606Down 33%
January 2026469585Down 20%
December 2025794820Down 3.2%
November 20258761,075Down 19%
October 20251,1241,397Down 20%
September 2025906905About flat, 0.1%
August 20251,156798Up 45%
July 20251,0421,273Down 18%
June 20256711,302Down 48%
May 2025885845Up 4.7%
April 2025746851Down 12%
March 2025667866Down 23%
February 2025606579Up 4.7%
January 2025585656Down 11%
December 2024820910Down 9.9%
November 20241,0751,429Down 25%
October 20241,3971,537Down 9.1%
September 20249051,121Down 19%
August 2024798791About flat, 0.9%
July 20241,2731,360Down 6.4%
June 20241,3021,220Up 6.7%
May 2024845886Down 4.6%
April 2024851665Up 28%
March 2024866956Down 9.4%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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