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Japan · K1

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K1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
16

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — -20.0%.

K1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-20.0% vs January 2026 (20)+14.3% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 2,244

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Japan · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 202620
  • Feb 202616
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (53.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (23.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 132016
Total132016
Total visas issued
157
Latest 12 months · Japan · K1
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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 · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025150
  • 202636
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Month20252026Change
January1520 +33.3%
February1416 +14.3%
March8––
April15––
May12––
June18––
July11––
August10––
September11––
October19––
November4––
December13––

When is it busy? Japan · K1

Busiest month: November (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.3%). 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 · K1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial123
2019 516
2020 247
2021 355
2022 178
2023 291
2024 348
2025 150
2026 partial36