Japan · O1

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

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

O1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (41) — -31.7%.

O1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-31.7% vs January 2026 (41)-3.4% vs February 2025 (29)

All published months together: 3,762

Japan · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	42	41	-2.4%
February	29	28	-3.4%
March	28	–	–
April	42	–	–
May	24	–	–
June	33	–	–
July	47	–	–
August	52	–	–
September	23	–	–
October	31	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	40	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · O1

Busiest month: August (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.9%

6.7%

7.7%

5.9%

9.2%

9.3%

10.7%

7.8%

8.7%

7.6%

10.5%

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	42
Apr '17	33
May '17	40
Jun '17	50
Jul '17	48
Aug '17	77
Sep '17	51
Oct '17	42
Nov '17	35
Dec '17	40
Jan '18	27
Feb '18	23
Mar '18	32
Apr '18	40

Japan · O1

Japan · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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