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Japan · M1

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M1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
59

That is 8 more than in January 2026 (51) — +15.7%.

M1 visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+15.7% vs January 2026 (51)+156.5% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 2,877

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Japan · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202527
  • Jan 202651
  • Feb 202659
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  • Jan 2026 is 24 (88.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 32 (118.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 275159
Total275159
Total visas issued
390
Latest 12 months · Japan · M1
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By month · latest 12 months

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262434261859252615275159
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 · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025379
  • 2026110
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January7651 -32.9%
February2359 +156.5%
March26––
April24––
May34––
June26––
July18––
August59––
September25––
October26––
November15––
December27––

When is it busy? Japan · M1

Busiest month: January (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.5%). 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 · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial84
2019 490
2020 286
2021 362
2022 359
2023 399
2024 408
2025 379
2026 partial110