J-1 visa statistics for Budapest

How many J-1 visas are issued at Budapest, and its share of everything issued in Hungary.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Budapest, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,1462,146

12%vs 1,922 in the 12 months before

Up 12% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 38% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 179
Busiest month: 453; Mar 2025
Latest month: 208; Feb 2026Up 10%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Budapest each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

20%

1.3%

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

Busiest: March 2025: 453 visas

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
2k
Jan – Dec 2024
About flat, 2.5%vs 2023
2025
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
Up 5.1%vs 2024
2026So far
363
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Up 26%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 2,070 visas (+5.1% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 26% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Budapest
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	208	189	Up 10%
January 2026	155	98	Up 58%
December 2025	90	42	Up 114%
November 2025	59	17	Up 247%
October 2025	26	29	Down 10%
September 2025	38	45	Down 16%
August 2025	84	92	Down 8.7%
July 2025	85	115	Down 26%
June 2025	155	155	About flat, 0%
May 2025	414	320	Up 29%
April 2025	379	420	Down 9.8%
March 2025	453	400	Up 13%
February 2025	189	219	Down 14%
January 2025	98	116	Down 16%
December 2024	42	51	Down 18%
November 2024	17	47	Down 64%
October 2024	29	20	Up 45%
September 2024	45	49	Down 8.2%
August 2024	92	93	About flat, 1.1%
July 2024	115	121	Down 5%
June 2024	155	167	Down 7.2%
May 2024	320	366	Down 13%
April 2024	420	248	Up 69%
March 2024	400	341	Up 17%

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 Hungary