Japan · B1/B2

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

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

677

That is 147 more than in January 2026 (530) — +27.7%.

B1/B2 visas made up 14.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 13.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+27.7% vs January 2026 (530)+16.1% vs February 2025 (583)

All published months together: 42,820

Japan · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20257,227
20261,207

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	577	530	-8.1%
February	583	677	+16.1%
March	499	–	–
April	722	–	–
May	701	–	–
June	554	–	–
July	536	–	–
August	545	–	–
September	583	–	–
October	619	–	–
November	568	–	–
December	740	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · B1/B2

Busiest month: October (10.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.2%

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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 · B1/B2: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	5,149
2018	5,513
2019	5,522
2020	1,544
2021	2,104
2022	3,349
2023	4,825
2024	6,380
2025	7,227
2026 partial	1,207

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	740	530	677
Total	740	530	677

Japan · B1/B2

Japan · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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