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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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H2B visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
0

That is 19 fewer than in January 2026 (19) — ▼ -100.0%.

H2B visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (19)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 1,507

Japan · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202597
  • 202619
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January619▲ +216.7%
February00–
March0––
April0––
May41––
June44––
July0––
August0––
September0––
October1––
November0––
December5––

When is it busy? Japan · H2B

Busiest month: June (38.5% of a typical year). Quietest: March (0.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.0%
0.6%
0.2%
5.0%
37.1%
38.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
12.7%
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 · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '1760
Jun '17120
Jul '171
Aug '173
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '1732
Jan '180
Feb '181
Mar '182
Apr '181
May '18115
Jun '1855
Jul '180
Aug '184
Sep '180
Oct '181
Nov '181
Dec '1825
Jan '199
Feb '192
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '19113
Jun '1940
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '193
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '1918
Jan '2010
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '205
May '2091
Jun '2042
Jul '202
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '2013
Jan '2113
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '2155
May '2181
Jun '213
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '2127
Jan '223
Feb '222
Mar '221
Apr '227
May '2245
Jun '2273
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '223
Dec '2226
Jan '234
Feb '231
Mar '230
Apr '232
May '232
Jun '23104
Jul '235
Aug '230
Sep '231
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '2327
Jan '244
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '240
May '2410
Jun '2493
Jul '242
Aug '240
Sep '240
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '2423
Jan '256
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '250
May '2541
Jun '2544
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '250
Oct '251
Nov '250
Dec '255
Jan '2619
Feb '260

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Japan · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 202619
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
521% of selected
Jan 2026
1979% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 14 (280.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5190
Total5190