Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Prague, and its share of everything issued in Czechia.
Visas issued at Prague, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,1062,106
Down 7.4% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.3k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k
Visas issued at Prague each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2024: 601 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.2k
Jan – Dec 2024
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
190
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 2,121 visas (−4.9% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 7.3% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 129 | 143 | Down 9.8% |
| January 2026 | 61 | 62 | About flat, 1.6% |
| December 2025 | 52 | 60 | Down 13% |
| November 2025 | 45 | 41 | Up 9.8% |
| October 2025 | 32 | 39 | Down 18% |
| September 2025 | 50 | 59 | Down 15% |
| August 2025 | 71 | 110 | Down 35% |
| July 2025 | 253 | 202 | Up 25% |
| June 2025 | 161 | 242 | Down 33% |
| May 2025 | 403 | 545 | Down 26% |
| April 2025 | 459 | 601 | Down 24% |
| March 2025 | 390 | 171 | Up 128% |
| February 2025 | 143 | 107 | Up 34% |
| January 2025 | 62 | 54 | Up 15% |
| December 2024 | 60 | 68 | Down 12% |
| November 2024 | 41 | 55 | Down 25% |
| October 2024 | 39 | 47 | Down 17% |
| September 2024 | 59 | 41 | Up 44% |
| August 2024 | 110 | 119 | Down 7.6% |
| July 2024 | 202 | 200 | About flat, 1% |
| June 2024 | 242 | 264 | Down 8.3% |
| May 2024 | 545 | 522 | Up 4.4% |
| April 2024 | 601 | 324 | Up 85% |
| March 2024 | 171 | 212 | Down 19% |
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 Czechia
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