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Japan · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
11

That is 10 more than in January 2026 (1) — +1000.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+1000.0% vs January 2026 (1)-8.3% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 559

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Japan · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 202611
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (266.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 3111
Total3111
Total visas issued
70
Latest 12 months · Japan · R1
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202585
  • 202612
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Month20252026Change
January151 -93.3%
February1211 -8.3%
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April8––
May2––
June6––
July6––
August10––
September6––
October7––
November5––
December3––

When is it busy? Japan · R1

Busiest month: February (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.7%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial51
2019 75
2020 34
2021 61
2022 84
2023 61
2024 96
2025 85
2026 partial12