Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at San Jose, and its share of everything issued in Costa Rica.
Visas issued at San Jose, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,1031,103
Down 9.7% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 13% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.2k
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Visas issued at San Jose each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: November 2024: 549 visas
In 2023–2025, November was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.2k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
19
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,110 visas (−9.5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 10 | 9 | Up 11% |
| January 2026 | 9 | 17 | Down 47% |
| December 2025 | 62 | 46 | Up 35% |
| November 2025 | 348 | 549 | Down 37% |
| October 2025 | 470 | 276 | Up 70% |
| September 2025 | 34 | 14 | Up 143% |
| August 2025 | 27 | 34 | Down 21% |
| July 2025 | 39 | 69 | Down 43% |
| June 2025 | 22 | 98 | Down 78% |
| May 2025 | 36 | 48 | Down 25% |
| April 2025 | 19 | 38 | Down 50% |
| March 2025 | 27 | 24 | Up 13% |
| February 2025 | 9 | 14 | Down 36% |
| January 2025 | 17 | 17 | About flat, 0% |
| December 2024 | 46 | 42 | Up 9.5% |
| November 2024 | 549 | 420 | Up 31% |
| October 2024 | 276 | 327 | Down 16% |
| September 2024 | 14 | 51 | Down 73% |
| August 2024 | 34 | 43 | Down 21% |
| July 2024 | 69 | 35 | Up 97% |
| June 2024 | 98 | 63 | Up 56% |
| May 2024 | 48 | 62 | Down 23% |
| April 2024 | 38 | 32 | Up 19% |
| March 2024 | 24 | 43 | Down 44% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Costa Rica
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