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Visa class J2 · All published months

Japan12,385

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Month	Japan
Dec '18	153
Jan '19	166
Feb '19	232
Mar '19	400
Apr '19	254
May '19	198
Jun '19	332
Jul '19	323
Aug '19	249
Sep '19	143
Oct '19	149
Nov '19	128
Dec '19	154
Jan '20	133
Feb '20	201
Mar '20	214
Apr '20	5
May '20	10
Jun '20	23
Jul '20	69
Aug '20	99
Sep '20	58
Oct '20	55
Nov '20	59
Dec '20	68
Jan '21	54
Feb '21	82
Mar '21	172
Apr '21	144
May '21	77
Jun '21	152
Jul '21	165
Aug '21	175
Sep '21	61
Oct '21	82
Nov '21	85
Dec '21	159
Jan '22	105
Feb '22	156
Mar '22	216
Apr '22	110
May '22	153
Jun '22	162
Jul '22	187
Aug '22	158
Sep '22	99
Oct '22	86
Nov '22	134
Dec '22	106
Jan '23	148
Feb '23	159
Mar '23	204
Apr '23	143
May '23	122
Jun '23	248
Jul '23	231
Aug '23	174
Sep '23	90
Oct '23	87
Nov '23	106
Dec '23	175
Jan '24	147
Feb '24	173
Mar '24	247
Apr '24	152
May '24	128
Jun '24	213
Jul '24	213
Aug '24	161
Sep '24	132
Oct '24	100
Nov '24	64
Dec '24	61
Jan '25	120
Feb '25	168
Mar '25	199
Apr '25	166
May '25	121
Jun '25	128
Jul '25	116
Aug '25	142
Sep '25	126
Oct '25	115
Nov '25	51
Dec '25	75
Jan '26	106
Feb '26	119
Total	12,385

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.