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Japan · L2

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L2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
348

That is 138 more than in January 2026 (210) — +65.7%.

L2 visas made up 7.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+65.7% vs January 2026 (210)+0.9% vs February 2025 (345)

All published months together: 27,094

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Japan · Visa class L2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025335
  • Jan 2026210
  • Feb 2026348
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  • Jan 2026 is 125 (37.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 13 (3.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 335210348
Total335210348
Total visas issued
3,678
Latest 12 months · Japan · L2
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By month · latest 12 months

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428393183444435287257201157335210348
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 · L2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,772
  • 2026558
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January307210 -31.6%
February345348 +0.9%
March428––
April393––
May183––
June444––
July435––
August287––
September257––
October201––
November157––
December335––

When is it busy? Japan · L2

Busiest month: March (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.0%). 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 · L2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,298
2019 5,369
2020 1,522
2021 3,633
2022 3,953
2023 3,141
2024 3,848
2025 3,772
2026 partial558