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Japan · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
0

That is 19 fewer than in January 2026 (19) — -100.0%.

H2B visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-100.0% vs January 2026 (19)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 1,112

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Japan · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 202619
  • Feb 20260
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  • Jan 2026 is 14 (280.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 5190
Total5190
Total visas issued
110
Latest 12 months · Japan · H2B
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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 · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202597
  • 202619
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January619 +216.7%
February00–
March0––
April0––
May41––
June44––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October1––
November0––
December5––

When is it busy? Japan · H2B

Busiest month: June (40.1% of a typical year). Quietest: August (0.1%). 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 · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial27
2019 185
2020 165
2021 180
2022 160
2023 146
2024 133
2025 97
2026 partial19