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Japan · E1

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E1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
113

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (118) — -4.2%.

E1 visas made up 2.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-4.2% vs January 2026 (118)-28.5% vs February 2025 (158)

All published months together: 10,816

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Japan · Visa class E1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025118
  • Jan 2026118
  • Feb 2026113
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (4.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 118118113
Total118118113
Total visas issued
1,450
Latest 12 months · Japan · E1
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By month · latest 12 months

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148121104172170124969274118118113
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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 · E1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,464
  • 2026231
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January87118 +35.6%
February158113 -28.5%
March148––
April121––
May104––
June172––
July170––
August124––
September96––
October92––
November74––
December118––

When is it busy? Japan · E1

Busiest month: March (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: January (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 · E1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial371
2019 1,669
2020 1,089
2021 1,474
2022 1,445
2023 1,577
2024 1,496
2025 1,464
2026 partial231