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Japan · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
18

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (17) — +5.9%.

A1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+5.9% vs January 2026 (17)+63.6% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 1,837

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Japan · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 202617
  • Feb 202618
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  • Jan 2026 is 10 (142.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 11 (157.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 71718
Total71718
Total visas issued
257
Latest 12 months · Japan · A1
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17481840282117161071718
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. E215,658
  2. B1/B27,274
  3. F16,730
  4. A25,160
  5. C1/D5,007
  6. J14,581

Japan · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025241
  • 202635
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January817 +112.5%
February1118 +63.6%
March17––
April48––
May18––
June40––
July28––
August21––
September17––
October16––
November10––
December7––

When is it busy? Japan · A1

Busiest month: July (15.5% of a typical year). Quietest: January (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Japan · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 243
FY2020 269
FY2021 234
FY2022 243
FY2023 263
FY2024 268
FY2025 249
FY2026 partial68