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Japan · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
677

That is 147 more than in January 2026 (530) — +27.7%.

B1/B2 visas made up 14.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 13.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+27.7% vs January 2026 (530)+16.1% vs February 2025 (583)

All published months together: 33,376

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Japan · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025740
  • Jan 2026530
  • Feb 2026677
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  • Jan 2026 is 210 (28.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 63 (8.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 740530677
Total740530677
Total visas issued
7,274
Latest 12 months · Japan · B1/B2
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499722701554536545583619568740530677
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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 · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,227
  • 20261,207
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Month20252026Change
January577530 -8.1%
February583677 +16.1%
March499––
April722––
May701––
June554––
July536––
August545––
September583––
October619––
November568––
December740––

When is it busy? Japan · B1/B2

Busiest month: October (10.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.1%). 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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 5,379
FY2020 2,542
FY2021 1,662
FY2022 3,240
FY2023 4,397
FY2024 5,791
FY2025 7,231
FY2026 partial3,134