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Visa class L1 · All published months

Japan22,159

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Month	Japan
Oct '18	298
Nov '18	376
Dec '18	384
Jan '19	252
Feb '19	273
Mar '19	613
Apr '19	372
May '19	305
Jun '19	397
Jul '19	395
Aug '19	315
Sep '19	296
Oct '19	285
Nov '19	294
Dec '19	436
Jan '20	294
Feb '20	308
Mar '20	342
Apr '20	10
May '20	7
Jun '20	40
Jul '20	2
Aug '20	13
Sep '20	9
Oct '20	27
Nov '20	79
Dec '20	80
Jan '21	100
Feb '21	100
Mar '21	152
Apr '21	419
May '21	183
Jun '21	353
Jul '21	296
Aug '21	285
Sep '21	206
Oct '21	154
Nov '21	197
Dec '21	250
Jan '22	236
Feb '22	256
Mar '22	453
Apr '22	288
May '22	187
Jun '22	317
Jul '22	286
Aug '22	262
Sep '22	190
Oct '22	173
Nov '22	232
Dec '22	280
Jan '23	160
Feb '23	236
Mar '23	391
Apr '23	217
May '23	188
Jun '23	259
Jul '23	205
Aug '23	242
Sep '23	200
Oct '23	163
Nov '23	184
Dec '23	272
Jan '24	191
Feb '24	212
Mar '24	447
Apr '24	338
May '24	296
Jun '24	313
Jul '24	312
Aug '24	304
Sep '24	236
Oct '24	221
Nov '24	194
Dec '24	286
Jan '25	274
Feb '25	269
Mar '25	416
Apr '25	332
May '25	170
Jun '25	283
Jul '25	275
Aug '25	256
Sep '25	271
Oct '25	193
Nov '25	151
Dec '25	283
Jan '26	253
Feb '26	309
Total	22,159

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.