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Japan · O3

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O3 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
3

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (15) — -80.0%.

O3 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-80.0% vs January 2026 (15)-78.6% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 1,111

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Japan · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 20263
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (11.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 14 (82.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 17153
Total17153
Total visas issued
176
Latest 12 months · Japan · O3
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4271019231710211017153
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 · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025179
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January715 +114.3%
February143 -78.6%
March4––
April27––
May10––
June19––
July23––
August17––
September10––
October21––
November10––
December17––

When is it busy? Japan · O3

Busiest month: July (14.3% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.4%). 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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial33
2019 201
2020 68
2021 101
2022 196
2023 152
2024 163
2025 179
2026 partial18