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Japan · E2

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E2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
1,324

That is 319 more than in January 2026 (1,005) — +31.7%.

E2 visas made up 28.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 24.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+31.7% vs January 2026 (1,005)-0.8% vs February 2025 (1,335)

All published months together: 105,674

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Japan · Visa class E2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251,279
  • Jan 20261,005
  • Feb 20261,324
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  • Jan 2026 is 274 (21.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 45 (3.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1,2791,0051,324
Total1,2791,0051,324
Total visas issued
15,658
Latest 12 months · Japan · E2
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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 · E2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202515,668
  • 20262,329
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January1,0041,005 +0.1%
February1,3351,324 -0.8%
March1,492––
April1,502––
May1,016––
June1,470––
July1,628––
August1,110––
September1,307––
October1,425––
November1,100––
December1,279––

When is it busy? Japan · E2

Busiest month: March (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). 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 · E2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 13,562
FY2020 8,662
FY2021 15,847
FY2022 15,018
FY2023 15,560
FY2024 15,525
FY2025 15,367
FY2026 partial6,133