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Visa class L2 · All published months

Japan26,287

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Month	Japan
Dec '18	491
Jan '19	223
Feb '19	377
Mar '19	762
Apr '19	411
May '19	357
Jun '19	696
Jul '19	725
Aug '19	367
Sep '19	302
Oct '19	321
Nov '19	326
Dec '19	502
Jan '20	335
Feb '20	355
Mar '20	353
Apr '20	21
May '20	4
Jun '20	38
Jul '20	6
Aug '20	27
Sep '20	45
Oct '20	56
Nov '20	108
Dec '20	174
Jan '21	119
Feb '21	132
Mar '21	211
Apr '21	528
May '21	198
Jun '21	489
Jul '21	518
Aug '21	440
Sep '21	216
Oct '21	197
Nov '21	246
Dec '21	339
Jan '22	315
Feb '22	315
Mar '22	503
Apr '22	307
May '22	238
Jun '22	537
Jul '22	430
Aug '22	331
Sep '22	182
Oct '22	155
Nov '22	254
Dec '22	386
Jan '23	166
Feb '23	242
Mar '23	399
Apr '23	278
May '23	199
Jun '23	417
Jul '23	332
Aug '23	228
Sep '23	186
Oct '23	148
Nov '23	242
Dec '23	304
Jan '24	179
Feb '24	254
Mar '24	508
Apr '24	321
May '24	295
Jun '24	462
Jul '24	483
Aug '24	324
Sep '24	254
Oct '24	221
Nov '24	184
Dec '24	363
Jan '25	307
Feb '25	345
Mar '25	428
Apr '25	393
May '25	183
Jun '25	444
Jul '25	435
Aug '25	287
Sep '25	257
Oct '25	201
Nov '25	157
Dec '25	335
Jan '26	210
Feb '26	348
Total	26,287

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.