Japan · B1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
Creator: Visa Status

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B1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — -61.1%.

B1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-61.1% vs January 2026 (18)-85.7% vs February 2025 (49)

All published months together: 1,444

Japan · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	10	18	+80.0%
February	49	7	-85.7%
March	23	–	–
April	32	–	–
May	10	–	–
June	27	–	–
July	28	–	–
August	22	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	3	–	–
November	29	–	–
December	25	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · B1

Busiest month: December (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: March (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.7%

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9.7%

8.0%

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7.3%

6.3%

6.5%

8.4%

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11.9%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · B1: all published months

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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	11
FY2018	23
FY2019	121
FY2020	171
FY2021	190
FY2022	142
FY2023	232
FY2024	198
FY2025	274
FY2026 partial	82

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	25	18	7
Total	25	18	7

Japan · B1

Japan · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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