Japan · O3

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

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O3 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (15) — -80.0%.

O3 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-80.0% vs January 2026 (15)-78.6% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 1,401

Japan · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025179
202618

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	7	15	+114.3%
February	14	3	-78.6%
March	4	–	–
April	27	–	–
May	10	–	–
June	19	–	–
July	23	–	–
August	17	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	21	–	–
November	10	–	–
December	17	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · O3

Busiest month: July (14.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.6%

7.1%

5.8%

8.8%

5.4%

10.5%

14.5%

11.5%

5.3%

7.6%

7.7%

10.2%

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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 · O3: 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	132
FY2018	158
FY2019	177
FY2020	94
FY2021	105
FY2022	190
FY2023	155
FY2024	164
FY2025	160
FY2026 partial	66

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	17	15	3
Total	17	15	3

Japan · O3

Japan · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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