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Japan · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
21

That is 18 fewer than in January 2026 (39) — -46.2%.

H1B visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-46.2% vs January 2026 (39)+10.5% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 4,004

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Japan · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202591
  • Jan 202639
  • Feb 202621
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  • Jan 2026 is 52 (57.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 70 (76.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 913921
Total913921
Total visas issued
562
Latest 12 months · Japan · H1B
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293641636355424141913921
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 · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025590
  • 202660
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Month20252026Change
January6939 -43.5%
February1921 +10.5%
March29––
April36––
May41––
June63––
July63––
August55––
September42––
October41––
November41––
December91––

When is it busy? Japan · H1B

Busiest month: December (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.5%). 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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial208
2019 654
2020 123
2021 325
2022 770
2023 625
2024 649
2025 590
2026 partial60