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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for Thailand

How many J-1 visas nationals of Thailand are issued, and what each US consulate in Thailand issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

J-1 visas issued to nationals of Thailand

Every J-1 visa issued to a national of Thailand, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,7097,709

Down 24%vs 10,131 in the 12 months before

Down 24% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 44% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
642
Busiest month
2.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.9k
Feb 2026Down 48%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 10k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.7k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
10k
7.1k
8.3k
Pre-COVID peak10k
6.9k
8.1k
9.1k
9.5k
9.5k
2.5k
3.3k
9.3k
9.5k
9.4k
9.7k
2.6k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 10,055 visas; FY2012: 7,100 visas; FY2013: 8,290 visas; FY2014: 10,307 visas; FY2015: 6,915 visas; FY2016: 8,124 visas; FY2017: 9,118 visas; FY2018: 9,467 visas; FY2019: 9,537 visas; FY2020: 2,542 visas; FY2021: 3,293 visas; FY2022: 9,294 visas; FY2023: 9,483 visas; FY2024: 9,386 visas; FY2025: 9,701 visas; FY2026: 2,621 visas so far.

FY2025 had 9,701 visas (+3.4% on FY2024). That's 5.9% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,8913,645Down 48%
January 2026557789Down 29%
December 20257064Up 9.4%
November 20254453Down 17%
October 20255962Down 4.8%
September 20257754Up 43%
August 2025234159Up 47%
July 2025410447Down 8.3%
June 2025117266Down 56%
May 2025391646Down 39%
April 20251,6151,355Up 19%
March 20252,2442,591Down 13%
February 20253,645–
January 2025789–
December 202464–
November 202453–
October 202462–
September 202454–
August 2024159–
July 2024447–
June 2024266–
May 2024646–
April 20241,355–
March 20242,591–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Thailand who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Thailand.

J-1 visas issued in Thailand

How many J-1 visas the US consulates in Thailand issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,8187,818

Down 24%vs 10,247 in the 12 months before

Down 24% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 44% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
652
Busiest month
2.3k
Mar 2025
Latest month
1.9k
Feb 2026Down 48%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 10k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.8k

01k2k3k4k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Bangkok98% of total
    7.7kDown 20%
    7,699 visas in the last 12 months, 9,588 in the 12 months before
  • Chiang Mai1.5% of total
    119Down 82%
    119 visas in the last 12 months, 659 in the 12 months before

Bangkok issues the most: 98% of the total. Chiang Mai issued 82% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Thailand each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
30%
0.7%

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

Busiest: February 2025: 3,651 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, February was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    9.6k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    9.4k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 1.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    9.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 4.6%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 45%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 9,819 visas (+4.6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 45% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,8913,651Down 48%
January 2026554795Down 30%
December 20257267Up 7.5%
November 20254351Down 16%
October 20255964Down 7.8%
September 20258257Up 44%
August 2025253170Up 49%
July 2025431488Down 12%
June 2025130274Down 53%
May 2025409663Down 38%
April 20251,6291,370Up 19%
March 20252,2652,597Down 13%
February 20253,6512,813Up 30%
January 2025795775About flat, 2.6%
December 202467104Down 36%
November 202451117Down 56%
October 20246490Down 29%
September 202457121Down 53%
August 2024170172About flat, 1.2%
July 2024488432Up 13%
June 2024274540Down 49%
May 2024663949Down 30%
April 20241,3701,380About flat, 0.7%
March 20242,5972,609About flat, 0.5%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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