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L1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
309

That is 56 more than in January 2026 (253) — +22.1%.

L1 visas made up 6.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+22.1% vs January 2026 (253)+14.9% vs February 2025 (269)

All published months together: 22,159

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Japan · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025283
  • Jan 2026253
  • Feb 2026309
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  • Jan 2026 is 30 (10.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 26 (9.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 283253309
Total283253309
Total visas issued
3,192
Latest 12 months · Japan · L1
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416332170283275256271193151283253309
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 · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,173
  • 2026562
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January274253 -7.7%
February269309 +14.9%
March416––
April332––
May170––
June283––
July275––
August256––
September271––
October193––
November151––
December283––

When is it busy? Japan · L1

Busiest month: March (14.8% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.5%). 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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,058
2019 4,233
2020 1,211
2021 2,695
2022 3,160
2023 2,717
2024 3,350
2025 3,173
2026 partial562