Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Bratislava, and its share of everything issued in Slovakia.
Visas issued at Bratislava, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,9251,925
Up 4.6% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 449% above the same months a year earlier.
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Visas issued at Bratislava each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2025: 791 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.8k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.7k
Jan – Dec 2025
292
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,668 visas (−9.2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 734% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 222 | 24 | Up 825% |
| January 2026 | 70 | 11 | Up 536% |
| December 2025 | 21 | 22 | Down 4.5% |
| November 2025 | 12 | 12 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2025 | 6 | 18 | Down 67% |
| September 2025 | 12 | 14 | Down 14% |
| August 2025 | 33 | 14 | Up 136% |
| July 2025 | 43 | 33 | Up 30% |
| June 2025 | 32 | 93 | Down 66% |
| May 2025 | 251 | 359 | Down 30% |
| April 2025 | 432 | 661 | Down 35% |
| March 2025 | 791 | 579 | Up 37% |
| February 2025 | 24 | 22 | Up 9.1% |
| January 2025 | 11 | 9 | Up 22% |
| December 2024 | 22 | 12 | Up 83% |
| November 2024 | 12 | 7 | Up 71% |
| October 2024 | 18 | 10 | Up 80% |
| September 2024 | 14 | 10 | Up 40% |
| August 2024 | 14 | 31 | Down 55% |
| July 2024 | 33 | 49 | Down 33% |
| June 2024 | 93 | 135 | Down 31% |
| May 2024 | 359 | 385 | Down 6.8% |
| April 2024 | 661 | 502 | Up 32% |
| March 2024 | 579 | 408 | Up 42% |
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 Slovakia
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