Japan · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

236

That is 116 fewer than in January 2026 (352) — -33.0%.

F1 visas made up 5.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-33.0% vs January 2026 (352)-47.8% vs February 2025 (452)

All published months together: 89,423

Japan · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	580	352	-39.3%
February	452	236	-47.8%
March	259	–	–
April	426	–	–
May	523	–	–
June	1,162	–	–
July	622	–	–
August	1,543	–	–
September	415	–	–
October	293	–	–
November	198	–	–
December	701	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · F1

Busiest month: July (19.1% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.4%

7.9%

5.1%

4.7%

7.1%

15.3%

19.1%

13.9%

2.8%

2.4%

4.1%

9.2%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	951
Apr '17	923
May '17	1,210
Jun '17	2,256
Jul '17	3,297
Aug '17	2,083
Sep '17	330
Oct '17	246
Nov '17	606
Dec '17	1,216
Jan '18	1,180
Feb '18	1,261
Mar '18	780
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	701	352	236
Total	701	352	236

Japan · F1

Japan · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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