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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
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I visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

166

That is 108 more than in January 2026 (58) — +186.2%.

I visas made up 3.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+186.2% vs January 2026 (58)+10.7% vs February 2025 (150)

All published months together: 8,750

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

Year compared with

20251,169
2026224

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	136	58	-57.4%
February	150	166	+10.7%
March	70	–	–
April	157	–	–
May	71	–	–
June	112	–	–
July	108	–	–
August	97	–	–
September	46	–	–
October	105	–	–
November	69	–	–
December	48	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · I

Busiest month: February (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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11.4%

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7.3%

6.0%

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8.0%

9.4%

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7.8%

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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 · I: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	165
Apr '17	114
May '17	105
Jun '17	147
Jul '17	110
Aug '17	122
Sep '17	103
Oct '17	91
Nov '17	104
Dec '17	83
Jan '18	103
Feb '18	97
Mar '18	111
Apr '18	94

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	48	58	166
Total	48	58	166

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