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Visa class A2 · All published months

Japan38,330

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Month	Japan
Oct '18	1,272
Nov '18	636
Dec '18	989
Jan '19	1,411
Feb '19	466
Mar '19	608
Apr '19	536
May '19	926
Jun '19	567
Jul '19	549
Aug '19	646
Sep '19	894
Oct '19	799
Nov '19	417
Dec '19	970
Jan '20	852
Feb '20	428
Mar '20	221
Apr '20	3
May '20	13
Jun '20	73
Jul '20	79
Aug '20	73
Sep '20	43
Oct '20	88
Nov '20	97
Dec '20	89
Jan '21	543
Feb '21	46
Mar '21	89
Apr '21	56
May '21	213
Jun '21	171
Jul '21	204
Aug '21	284
Sep '21	439
Oct '21	295
Nov '21	356
Dec '21	919
Jan '22	128
Feb '22	122
Mar '22	90
Apr '22	272
May '22	240
Jun '22	442
Jul '22	652
Aug '22	377
Sep '22	623
Oct '22	828
Nov '22	220
Dec '22	717
Jan '23	222
Feb '23	323
Mar '23	311
Apr '23	243
May '23	440
Jun '23	239
Jul '23	344
Aug '23	638
Sep '23	736
Oct '23	871
Nov '23	216
Dec '23	677
Jan '24	345
Feb '24	304
Mar '24	285
Apr '24	341
May '24	302
Jun '24	482
Jul '24	364
Aug '24	373
Sep '24	838
Oct '24	706
Nov '24	298
Dec '24	448
Jan '25	431
Feb '25	322
Mar '25	273
Apr '25	396
May '25	377
Jun '25	349
Jul '25	394
Aug '25	334
Sep '25	944
Oct '25	836
Nov '25	215
Dec '25	355
Jan '26	313
Feb '26	374
Total	38,330

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.