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Japan · H1B

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

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H1B visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
21

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: 3,317

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Japan · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202591
  • Jan 202639
  • Feb 202621
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  • Jan 2026 is 52 (57.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 70 (76.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 913921
Total913921
Total visas issued
42
Latest 12 months · Japan · H1B · September

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  1. E21,307
  2. A2944
  3. B1/B2583
  4. F1415
  5. J1319
  6. C1/D289

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

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  • 2025590
  • 202660
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Month20252026Change
January6939 -43.5%
February1921 +10.5%
March29––
April36––
May41––
June63––
July63––
August55––
September42––
October41––
November41––
December91––

When is it busy? Japan · H1B

Busiest month: December (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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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MonthIssuances
Oct '1955
Nov '1956
Dec '1996
Jan '2041
Feb '2016
Mar '2016
Apr '202
May '202
Jun '209
Jul '200
Aug '205
Sep '204
Oct '205
Nov '2014
Dec '209
Jan '218
Feb '215
Mar '216
Apr '2130
May '2119
Jun '21–
Jul '2136
Aug '2156
Sep '2128
Oct '2123
Nov '2125
Dec '2157
Jan '2240
Feb '2216
Mar '2235
Apr '2245
May '2262
Jun '2298
Jul '2292
Aug '2291
Sep '2253
Oct '2256
Nov '2262
Dec '22120
Jan '2345
Feb '2324
Mar '2346
Apr '2334
May '2346
Jun '2377
Jul '2371
Aug '2359
Sep '2329
Oct '2342
Nov '2354
Dec '2398
Jan '2451
Feb '2426
Mar '2436
Apr '2431
May '2438
Jun '2461
Jul '2477
Aug '2454
Sep '2445
Oct '2464
Nov '2464
Dec '24102
Jan '2569
Feb '2519
Mar '2529
Apr '2536
May '2541
Jun '2563
Jul '2563
Aug '2555
Sep '2542
Oct '2541
Nov '2541
Dec '2591
Jan '2639
Feb '2621