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Visa class R1 · All published months

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Month	Japan
Oct '18	4
Nov '18	4
Dec '18	3
Jan '19	8
Feb '19	11
Mar '19	13
Apr '19	6
May '19	5
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	6
Aug '19	7
Sep '19	3
Oct '19	6
Nov '19	3
Dec '19	6
Jan '20	6
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	4
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	2
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	7
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	13
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	6
Mar '21	7
Apr '21	8
May '21	5
Jun '21	5
Jul '21	5
Aug '21	4
Sep '21	9
Oct '21	7
Nov '21	2
Dec '21	2
Jan '22	4
Feb '22	7
Mar '22	7
Apr '22	6
May '22	10
Jun '22	8
Jul '22	7
Aug '22	12
Sep '22	3
Oct '22	9
Nov '22	5
Dec '22	6
Jan '23	3
Feb '23	7
Mar '23	5
Apr '23	8
May '23	6
Jun '23	4
Jul '23	3
Aug '23	7
Sep '23	6
Oct '23	5
Nov '23	3
Dec '23	4
Jan '24	9
Feb '24	16
Mar '24	4
Apr '24	8
May '24	3
Jun '24	11
Jul '24	11
Aug '24	5
Sep '24	14
Oct '24	2
Nov '24	6
Dec '24	7
Jan '25	15
Feb '25	12
Mar '25	5
Apr '25	8
May '25	2
Jun '25	6
Jul '25	6
Aug '25	10
Sep '25	6
Oct '25	7
Nov '25	5
Dec '25	3
Jan '26	1
Feb '26	11
Total	519

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.