Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Madrid, and its share of everything issued in Spain and Andorra.
Visas issued at Madrid, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
13,18513,185
About the same as the previous 12 months (−2.5%).
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 13k
Visas issued at Madrid each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2024: 3,464 visas
In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
13k
Jan – Dec 2023
14k
Jan – Dec 2024
13k
Jan – Dec 2025
1k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 13,161 visas (−2.7% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 630 | 643 | About flat, 2% |
| January 2026 | 393 | 356 | Up 10% |
| December 2025 | 476 | 589 | Down 19% |
| November 2025 | 371 | 309 | Up 20% |
| October 2025 | 263 | 181 | Up 45% |
| September 2025 | 285 | 261 | Up 9.2% |
| August 2025 | 763 | 429 | Up 78% |
| July 2025 | 1,291 | 1,617 | Down 20% |
| June 2025 | 2,073 | 3,245 | Down 36% |
| May 2025 | 2,743 | 3,464 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 2,345 | 1,581 | Up 48% |
| March 2025 | 1,552 | 853 | Up 82% |
| February 2025 | 643 | 629 | About flat, 2.2% |
| January 2025 | 356 | 362 | About flat, 1.7% |
| December 2024 | 589 | 540 | Up 9.1% |
| November 2024 | 309 | 334 | Down 7.5% |
| October 2024 | 181 | 120 | Up 51% |
| September 2024 | 261 | 267 | About flat, 2.2% |
| August 2024 | 429 | 916 | Down 53% |
| July 2024 | 1,617 | 2,626 | Down 38% |
| June 2024 | 3,245 | 3,092 | Up 4.9% |
| May 2024 | 3,464 | 2,061 | Up 68% |
| April 2024 | 1,581 | 1,169 | Up 35% |
| March 2024 | 853 | 917 | Down 7% |
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 Spain and Andorra
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