Japan · C1

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

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

C1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — -50.0%.

C1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-50.0% vs January 2026 (2)+0.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 174

Japan · C1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202518
20263

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4	2	-50.0%
February	1	1	+0.0%
March	2	–	–
April	1	–	–
May	1	–	–
June	0	–	–
July	1	–	–
August	2	–	–
September	1	–	–
October	1	–	–
November	2	–	–
December	2	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · C1

Busiest month: January (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: June (2.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.0%

8.0%

9.9%

5.6%

6.9%

2.2%

3.2%

13.6%

5.3%

7.7%

12.0%

11.6%

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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 · C1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	19
FY2018	42
FY2019	19
FY2020	15
FY2021	1
FY2022	5
FY2023	14
FY2024	36
FY2025	15
FY2026 partial	8

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2	2	1
Total	2	2	1

Japan · C1

Japan · C1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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