Unofficial site. Data from the U.S. Department of State.

Figures come from the State Department's monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports (source). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

DashboardCountriesVisa typesVisa groupsRegionsWhat changedAppointment waitsVisa BulletinGuidesRankingsCompareAbout & methodology
V✓Visa Status
DashboardCountriesVisa typesWhat changedAppointment waitsVisa BulletinGreen cardsRankingsCompare

Compare

Compare visa categories

Pick a country (or all countries) and two or three visa categories, then compare them over time.

Chart
Values
Japan · All published months
  • J217,140

Add another to compare.

0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
Download CSV
View as table
MonthJ2
Mar '17407
Apr '17183
May '17256
Jun '17314
Jul '17247
Aug '17279
Sep '17135
Oct '17131
Nov '17122
Dec '17188
Jan '18212
Feb '18222
Mar '18281
Apr '18196

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.

May '18244
Jun '18320
Jul '18298
Aug '18297
Sep '18146
Oct '18124
Nov '18153
Dec '18153
Jan '19166
Feb '19232
Mar '19400
Apr '19254
May '19198
Jun '19332
Jul '19323
Aug '19249
Sep '19143
Oct '19149
Nov '19128
Dec '19154
Jan '20133
Feb '20201
Mar '20214
Apr '205
May '2010
Jun '2023
Jul '2069
Aug '2099
Sep '2058
Oct '2055
Nov '2059
Dec '2068
Jan '2154
Feb '2182
Mar '21172
Apr '21144
May '2177
Jun '21152
Jul '21165
Aug '21175
Sep '2161
Oct '2182
Nov '2185
Dec '21159
Jan '22105
Feb '22156
Mar '22216
Apr '22110
May '22153
Jun '22162
Jul '22187
Aug '22158
Sep '2299
Oct '2286
Nov '22134
Dec '22106
Jan '23148
Feb '23159
Mar '23204
Apr '23143
May '23122
Jun '23248
Jul '23231
Aug '23174
Sep '2390
Oct '2387
Nov '23106
Dec '23175
Jan '24147
Feb '24173
Mar '24247
Apr '24152
May '24128
Jun '24213
Jul '24213
Aug '24161
Sep '24132
Oct '24100
Nov '2464
Dec '2461
Jan '25120
Feb '25168
Mar '25199
Apr '25166
May '25121
Jun '25128
Jul '25116
Aug '25142
Sep '25126
Oct '25115
Nov '2551
Dec '2575
Jan '26106
Feb '26119
Total17,140