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Japan · J2

Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

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J2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
119

That is 13 more than in January 2026 (106) — +12.3%.

J2 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+12.3% vs January 2026 (106)-29.2% vs February 2025 (168)

All published months together: 12,662

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Japan · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202575
  • Jan 2026106
  • Feb 2026119
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  • Jan 2026 is 31 (41.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 44 (58.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 75106119
Total75106119
Total visas issued
1,464
Latest 12 months · Japan · J2

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1991661211281161421261155175106119
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 · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,527
  • 2026225
050100150200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January120106 -11.7%
February168119 -29.2%
March199––
April166––
May121––
June128––
July116––
August142––
September126––
October115––
November51––
December75––

When is it busy? Japan · J2

Busiest month: March (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.3%). 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 · J2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial430
2019 2,728
2020 994
2021 1,408
2022 1,672
2023 1,887
2024 1,791
2025 1,527
2026 partial225