Japan · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
Creator: Visa Status

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 18 fewer than in January 2026 (39) — -46.2%.

H1B visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-46.2% vs January 2026 (39)+10.5% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 5,144

Japan · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	69	39	-43.5%
February	19	21	+10.5%
March	29	–	–
April	36	–	–
May	41	–	–
June	63	–	–
July	63	–	–
August	55	–	–
September	42	–	–
October	41	–	–
November	41	–	–
December	91	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · H1B

Busiest month: December (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.6%

4.5%

6.0%

5.4%

6.4%

10.1%

10.0%

9.8%

6.8%

7.2%

8.7%

14.4%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	49
Apr '17	37
May '17	66
Jun '17	58
Jul '17	68
Aug '17	59
Sep '17	67
Oct '17	58
Nov '17	75
Dec '17	96
Jan '18	70
Feb '18	33
Mar '18	37
Apr '18	35

Japan · H1B

Japan · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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