Official US State Department data
How many J-2 visas are issued at Santo Domingo, and its share of everything issued in the Dominican Republic.
Visas issued at Santo Domingo, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
8888
Down 12% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 50% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 100
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 88
Visas issued at Santo Domingo each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2024: 19 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
86
Jan – Dec 2023
101
Jan – Dec 2024
90
Jan – Dec 2025
3
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 90 visas (−11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 40% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| January 2026 | 1 | 4 | Down 75% |
| December 2025 | 15 | 7 | Up 114% |
| November 2025 | 1 | 13 | Down 92% |
| October 2025 | 13 | 12 | Up 8.3% |
| September 2025 | 10 | 6 | Up 67% |
| August 2025 | 10 | 6 | Up 67% |
| July 2025 | 16 | 19 | Down 16% |
| June 2025 | 8 | 13 | Down 38% |
| May 2025 | 6 | 7 | Down 14% |
| April 2025 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| March 2025 | 2 | 9 | Down 78% |
| February 2025 | 1 | 4 | Down 75% |
| January 2025 | 4 | 2 | Up 100% |
| December 2024 | 7 | 4 | Up 75% |
| November 2024 | 13 | 5 | Up 160% |
| October 2024 | 12 | 12 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 6 | 17 | Down 65% |
| August 2024 | 6 | 3 | Up 100% |
| July 2024 | 19 | 8 | Up 138% |
| June 2024 | 13 | 6 | Up 117% |
| May 2024 | 7 | 9 | Down 22% |
| April 2024 | 3 | 6 | Down 50% |
| March 2024 | 9 | 3 | Up 200% |
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 the Dominican Republic
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