Japan · K1

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

Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — -20.0%.

K1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-20.0% vs January 2026 (20)+14.3% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 2,738

Japan · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025150
202636

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	15	20	+33.3%
February	14	16	+14.3%
March	8	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	12	–	–
June	18	–	–
July	11	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	11	–	–
October	19	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	13	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · K1

Busiest month: November (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: January (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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8.4%

7.5%

6.3%

9.2%

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8.3%

10.2%

10.4%

9.9%

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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 · K1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	30
Apr '17	18
May '17	14
Jun '17	24
Jul '17	32
Aug '17	32
Sep '17	31
Oct '17	23
Nov '17	21
Dec '17	13
Jan '18	6
Feb '18	15
Mar '18	25
Apr '18	29

Japan · K1

Japan · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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