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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for Germany

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

Data through February 2026

J-1 visas issued to nationals of Germany

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

Visas issued to nationals of Germany, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

12,36112,361

Down 13%vs 14,262 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1k
Busiest month
2.5k
Jul 2025
Latest month
439
Feb 2026Down 22%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 12k

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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
Pre-COVID peak23k
22k
22k
22k
22k
21k
19k
18k
18k
5.2k
9.1k
16k
14k
14k
13k
2.3k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 22,588 visas; FY2012: 21,888 visas; FY2013: 22,457 visas; FY2014: 22,034 visas; FY2015: 21,558 visas; FY2016: 20,896 visas; FY2017: 18,975 visas; FY2018: 18,147 visas; FY2019: 17,591 visas; FY2020: 5,231 visas; FY2021: 9,092 visas; FY2022: 15,520 visas; FY2023: 14,057 visas; FY2024: 14,219 visas; FY2025: 12,948 visas; FY2026: 2,273 visas so far.

FY2025 had 12,948 visas (−8.9% on FY2024). That's 43% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 21% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Germany
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026439562Down 22%
January 2026451564Down 20%
December 2025566765Down 26%
November 2025458568Down 19%
October 2025359401Down 10%
September 2025429460Down 6.7%
August 20251,287963Up 34%
July 20252,4542,913Down 16%
June 20252,0273,263Down 38%
May 20252,1492,171About flat, 1%
April 2025988985About flat, 0.3%
March 2025754647Up 17%
February 2025562–
January 2025564–
December 2024765–
November 2024568–
October 2024401–
September 2024460–
August 2024963–
July 20242,913–
June 20243,263–
May 20242,171–
April 2024985–
March 2024647–

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

J-1 visas issued in Germany

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

Visas issued in Germany, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

13,09913,099

Down 11%vs 14,758 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 25% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.1k
Busiest month
2.6k
Jul 2025
Latest month
458
Feb 2026Down 23%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 15k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 13k

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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
  • Frankfurt47% of total
    6.2kDown 4.9%
    6,209 visas in the last 12 months, 6,530 in the 12 months before
  • Berlin30% of total
    4kDown 23%
    3,980 visas in the last 12 months, 5,164 in the 12 months before
  • Munich22% of total
    2.9kDown 5%
    2,910 visas in the last 12 months, 3,064 in the 12 months before

Frankfurt issues the most: 47% of the total. Berlin issued 23% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Germany each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
20%
2.9%

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

Busiest: July 2022: 3,439 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 1.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    13k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 9.4%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    928

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 23%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 13,381 visas (−9.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Germany
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026458595Down 23%
January 2026470615Down 24%
December 2025585802Down 27%
November 2025451570Down 21%
October 2025344454Down 24%
September 2025443484Down 8.5%
August 20251,3671,015Up 35%
July 20252,5932,974Down 13%
June 20252,1373,320Down 36%
May 20252,3192,189Up 5.9%
April 20251,1221,037Up 8.2%
March 2025810703Up 15%
February 2025595662Down 10%
January 2025615561Up 9.6%
December 2024802675Up 19%
November 2024570687Down 17%
October 2024454428Up 6.1%
September 2024484585Down 17%
August 20241,0151,067Down 4.9%
July 20242,9742,539Up 17%
June 20243,3203,335About flat, 0.4%
May 20242,1892,080Up 5.2%
April 20241,037961Up 7.9%
March 2024703888Down 21%

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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