Japan · M1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
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M1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 8 more than in January 2026 (51) — +15.7%.

M1 visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+15.7% vs January 2026 (51)+156.5% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 3,792

Japan · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025379
2026110

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	76	51	-32.9%
February	23	59	+156.5%
March	26	–	–
April	24	–	–
May	34	–	–
June	26	–	–
July	18	–	–
August	59	–	–
September	25	–	–
October	26	–	–
November	15	–	–
December	27	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · M1

Busiest month: August (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.7%

8.2%

10.2%

4.3%

6.6%

13.0%

13.4%

7.0%

4.7%

5.1%

8.3%

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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 · M1: 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	412
FY2018	503
FY2019	495
FY2020	295
FY2021	339
FY2022	401
FY2023	396
FY2024	395
FY2025	378
FY2026 partial	178

Japan · M1

Japan · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Japan · M1

Japan · M1: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	27	51	59
Total	27	51	59