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Visa class I · All published months

Japan6,680

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Month	Japan
Oct '18	80
Nov '18	62
Dec '18	108
Jan '19	81
Feb '19	117
Mar '19	98
Apr '19	105
May '19	78
Jun '19	101
Jul '19	55
Aug '19	101
Sep '19	82
Oct '19	73
Nov '19	69
Dec '19	73
Jan '20	49
Feb '20	85
Mar '20	74
Apr '20	5
May '20	1
Jun '20	9
Jul '20	28
Aug '20	18
Sep '20	28
Oct '20	36
Nov '20	26
Dec '20	29
Jan '21	13
Feb '21	38
Mar '21	31
Apr '21	22
May '21	26
Jun '21	35
Jul '21	27
Aug '21	41
Sep '21	32
Oct '21	46
Nov '21	58
Dec '21	56
Jan '22	27
Feb '22	50
Mar '22	30
Apr '22	61
May '22	51
Jun '22	173
Jul '22	70
Aug '22	83
Sep '22	91
Oct '22	88
Nov '22	91
Dec '22	68
Jan '23	125
Feb '23	146
Mar '23	70
Apr '23	84
May '23	66
Jun '23	107
Jul '23	97
Aug '23	81
Sep '23	89
Oct '23	119
Nov '23	86
Dec '23	73
Jan '24	96
Feb '24	115
Mar '24	80
Apr '24	69
May '24	93
Jun '24	76
Jul '24	105
Aug '24	95
Sep '24	132
Oct '24	139
Nov '24	84
Dec '24	81
Jan '25	136
Feb '25	150
Mar '25	70
Apr '25	157
May '25	71
Jun '25	112
Jul '25	108
Aug '25	97
Sep '25	46
Oct '25	105
Nov '25	69
Dec '25	48
Jan '26	58
Feb '26	166
Total	6,680

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.