Japan · A2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
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A2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

374

That is 61 more than in January 2026 (313) — +19.5%.

A2 visas made up 8.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+19.5% vs January 2026 (313)+16.1% vs February 2025 (322)

All published months together: 52,103

Japan · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20255,226
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	431	313	-27.4%
February	322	374	+16.1%
March	273	–	–
April	396	–	–
May	377	–	–
June	349	–	–
July	394	–	–
August	334	–	–
September	944	–	–
October	836	–	–
November	215	–	–
December	355	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · A2

Busiest month: January (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.2%

6.8%

5.6%

4.8%

6.6%

7.0%

7.5%

12.2%

12.3%

5.6%

11.8%

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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 · A2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	508
Apr '17	399
May '17	1,010
Jun '17	453
Jul '17	335
Aug '17	981
Sep '17	640
Oct '17	1,052
Nov '17	851
Dec '17	848
Jan '18	1,045
Feb '18	565
Mar '18	559
Apr '18	531

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	355	313	374
Total	355	313	374

Japan · A2

Japan · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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