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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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B1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
7

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — ▼ -61.1%.

B1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-61.1% vs January 2026 (18)▼-85.7% vs February 2025 (49)

All published months together: 1,444

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Japan · Visa class B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202525
  • Jan 202618
  • Feb 20267
Dec 2025
2550% of selected
Jan 2026
1836% of selected
Feb 2026
714% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (28.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 18 (72.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 25187
Total25187

Japan · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025268
  • 202625
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1018▲ +80.0%
February497▼ -85.7%
March23––
April32––
May10––
June27––
July28––
August22––
September10––
October3––
November29––
December25––

When is it busy? Japan · B1

Busiest month: December (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: March (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.7%
9.8%
6.1%
9.7%
8.0%
9.7%
7.3%
6.3%
6.5%
8.4%
9.5%
11.9%
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 · B1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '171
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '173
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '171
Nov '170
Dec '172
Jan '184
Feb '182
Mar '181
Apr '186
May '182
Jun '181
Jul '181
Aug '181
Sep '182
Oct '188
Nov '188
Dec '183
Jan '195
Feb '192
Mar '196
Apr '1912
May '199
Jun '1916
Jul '1925
Aug '1912
Sep '1915
Oct '1911
Nov '1920
Dec '1946
Jan '2016
Feb '2045
Mar '2012
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '202
Aug '2016
Sep '201
Oct '2014
Nov '208
Dec '2041
Jan '2116
Feb '219
Mar '2110
Apr '2120
May '2134
Jun '2125
Jul '213
Aug '218
Sep '212
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '222
Feb '228
Mar '2213
Apr '2218
May '2217
Jun '2232
Jul '2216
Aug '2216
Sep '2219
Oct '2212
Nov '2214
Dec '2225
Jan '2315
Feb '2313
Mar '2313
Apr '2312
May '2319
Jun '2328
Jul '2343
Aug '2316
Sep '2322
Oct '2328
Nov '2321
Dec '2315
Jan '2414
Feb '2417
Mar '2413
Apr '2426
May '2414
Jun '2416
Jul '244
Aug '243
Sep '2427
Oct '2426
Nov '2424
Dec '2413
Jan '2510
Feb '2549
Mar '2523
Apr '2532
May '2510
Jun '2527
Jul '2528
Aug '2522
Sep '2510
Oct '253
Nov '2529
Dec '2525
Jan '2618
Feb '267

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