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Japan · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
42

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (51) — -17.6%.

P1 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-17.6% vs January 2026 (51)-37.3% vs February 2025 (67)

All published months together: 4,063

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Japan · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202521
  • Jan 202651
  • Feb 202642
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  • Jan 2026 is 30 (142.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 21 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 215142
Total215142
Total visas issued
672
Latest 12 months · Japan · P1
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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 · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025701
  • 202693
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5551 -7.3%
February6742 -37.3%
March53––
April53––
May69––
June91––
July81––
August92––
September48––
October57––
November14––
December21––

When is it busy? Japan · P1

Busiest month: August (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.1%). 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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial145
2019 780
2020 247
2021 241
2022 492
2023 682
2024 682
2025 701
2026 partial93