Japan · J2

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

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J2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

119

That is 13 more than in January 2026 (106) — +12.3%.

J2 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+12.3% vs January 2026 (106)-29.2% vs February 2025 (168)

All published months together: 17,140

Japan · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,527
2026225

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	120	106	-11.7%
February	168	119	-29.2%
March	199	–	–
April	166	–	–
May	121	–	–
June	128	–	–
July	116	–	–
August	142	–	–
September	126	–	–
October	115	–	–
November	51	–	–
December	75	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · J2

Busiest month: March (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%

10.2%

13.7%

7.6%

6.7%

10.1%

10.6%

10.0%

5.9%

5.5%

5.4%

6.7%

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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 · J2: 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	1,821
FY2018	2,657
FY2019	2,727
FY2020	1,243
FY2021	1,264
FY2022	1,672
FY2023	1,845
FY2024	1,934
FY2025	1,511
FY2026 partial	466

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	75	106	119
Total	75	106	119

Japan · J2

Japan · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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