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Visa class E2 · All published months

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MonthJapan
Oct '18889
Nov '18919
Dec '181,082
Jan '19793
Feb '191,058
Mar '191,679
Apr '191,238
May '191,063
Jun '191,382
Jul '191,441
Aug '191,148
Sep '19870
Oct '19961
Nov '191,014
Dec '191,205
Jan '20848
Feb '201,042
Mar '201,003
Apr '2038
May '2045
Jun '20203
Jul '20386
Aug '20946
Sep '20971
Oct '201,438
Nov '201,343
Dec '201,801
Jan '21825
Feb '211,078
Mar '211,692
Apr '211,453
May '21881
Jun '211,721
Jul '211,409
Aug '211,222
Sep '21984
Oct '211,008
Nov '211,136
Dec '211,263
Jan '22985
Feb '221,168
Mar '221,621
Apr '221,229
May '22884
Jun '221,856
Jul '221,483
Aug '221,360
Sep '221,025
Oct '221,170
Nov '221,107
Dec '221,319
Jan '23912
Feb '231,219
Mar '231,913
Apr '231,339
May '23988
Jun '231,780
Jul '231,497
Aug '231,305
Sep '231,011
Oct '23974
Nov '231,145
Dec '231,252
Jan '24975
Feb '241,215
Mar '241,910
Apr '241,329
May '241,307
Jun '241,720
Jul '241,472
Aug '241,094
Sep '241,132
Oct '241,184
Nov '241,117
Dec '241,202
Jan '251,004
Feb '251,335
Mar '251,492
Apr '251,502
May '251,016
Jun '251,470
Jul '251,628
Aug '251,110
Sep '251,307
Oct '251,425
Nov '251,100
Dec '251,279
Jan '261,005
Feb '261,324
Total105,674

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.