Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Ulaanbaatar, and its share of everything issued in Mongolia.
Visas issued at Ulaanbaatar, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,0662,066
Down 22% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 71% below the same months a year earlier.
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Visas issued at Ulaanbaatar each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2023: 794 visas
In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
2.3k
Jan – Dec 2025
108
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 2,337 visas (−9.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 72% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 96 | 261 | Down 63% |
| January 2026 | 12 | 118 | Down 90% |
| December 2025 | 11 | 26 | Down 58% |
| November 2025 | 11 | 18 | Down 39% |
| October 2025 | 33 | 29 | Up 14% |
| September 2025 | 26 | 12 | Up 117% |
| August 2025 | 40 | 35 | Up 14% |
| July 2025 | 41 | 81 | Down 49% |
| June 2025 | 29 | 54 | Down 46% |
| May 2025 | 517 | 642 | Down 19% |
| April 2025 | 585 | 714 | Down 18% |
| March 2025 | 665 | 645 | Up 3.1% |
| February 2025 | 261 | 181 | Up 44% |
| January 2025 | 118 | 153 | Down 23% |
| December 2024 | 26 | 22 | Up 18% |
| November 2024 | 18 | 17 | Up 5.9% |
| October 2024 | 29 | 9 | Up 222% |
| September 2024 | 12 | 36 | Down 67% |
| August 2024 | 35 | 52 | Down 33% |
| July 2024 | 81 | 28 | Up 189% |
| June 2024 | 54 | 70 | Down 23% |
| May 2024 | 642 | 592 | Up 8.4% |
| April 2024 | 714 | 794 | Down 10% |
| March 2024 | 645 | 458 | Up 41% |
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 Mongolia
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