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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Japan, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

4,679

That is 628 more than in January 2026 (4,051) — +15.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

+15.5% vs January 2026 (4,051)-3.2% vs February 2025 (4,835)

All published months together: 550,379

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Temporary workers	2,315	1,864	+24.2%+451
Visitors	684	548	+24.8%+136
Transit and crew	430	482	-10.8%−52
Diplomats and international organizations	427	356	+19.9%+71
Exchange visitors	331	312	+6.1%+19
Students	309	411	-24.8%−102
Other	167	58	+187.9%+109
Fiancé(e)s and their children	16	20	-20.0%−4

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
E2	1,324	1,005	+31.7%+319
B1/B2	677	530	+27.7%+147
C1/D	385	445	-13.5%−60
A2	374	313	+19.5%+61
L2	348	210	+65.7%+138
L1	309	253	+22.1%+56
F1	236	352	-33.0%−116
J1	212	206

Japan: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202561,979
20268,730

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4,556	4,051	-11.1%
February	4,835	4,679	-3.2%
March	4,927	–	–
April	5,561	–	–
May	4,540	–	–
June	6,687	–	–
July	5,916	–	–
August	6,388	–	–
September	5,106	–	–
October	5,032	–	–
November	3,448	–	–
December	4,983	–	–

When is it busy? Japan

Busiest month: July (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%

7.9%

9.1%

6.8%

6.7%

11.2%

11.4%

9.5%

6.7%

7.1%

6.7%

9.3%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	67,483
2018	75,775
2019	74,525
2020	29,559
2021	47,864
2022	58,664
2023	61,239
2024	64,561
2025	61,979
2026 partial	8,730

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	4,983	4,051	4,679
Total	4,983	4,051	4,679

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Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Japan: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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