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R1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
11
That is 10 more than in January 2026 (1) — +1000.0%.
R1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
+1000.0% vs January 2026 (1)-8.3% vs February 2025 (12)
All published months together: 519
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Japan · Visa class R1 · One total per month
- Dec 20253
- Jan 20261
- Feb 202611
Dec 2025
320% of selected
Jan 2026
17% of selected
Feb 2026
1173% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 8 (266.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Total visas issued
70
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Japan · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202585
- 202612
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 1 | -93.3% |
| February | 12 | 11 | -8.3% |
| March | 5 | – | – |
| April | 8 | – | – |
| May | 2 | – | – |
| June | 6 | – | – |
| July | 6 | – | – |
| August | 10 | – | – |
| September | 6 | – | – |
| October | 7 | – | – |
| November | 5 | – | – |
| December | 3 | – | – |
When is it busy? Japan · R1
Busiest month: February (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 7 full years (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 · R1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 4 |
| Nov '18 | 4 |
| Dec '18 | 3 |
| Jan '19 | 8 |
| Feb '19 | 11 |
| Mar '19 | 13 |
| Apr '19 | 6 |
| May '19 | 5 |
| Jun '19 | 1 |
| Jul '19 | 6 |
| Aug '19 | 7 |
| Sep '19 | 3 |
| Oct '19 | 6 |
| Nov '19 | 3 |
| Dec '19 | 6 |
| Jan '20 | 6 |
| Feb '20 | 0 |
| Mar '20 | 4 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 1 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 2 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 7 |
| Nov '20 | 1 |
| Dec '20 | 13 |
| Jan '21 | 1 |
| Feb '21 | 6 |
| Mar '21 | 7 |
| Apr '21 | 8 |
| May '21 | 5 |
| Jun '21 | 5 |
| Jul '21 | 5 |
| Aug '21 | 4 |
| Sep '21 | 9 |
| Oct '21 | 7 |
| Nov '21 | 2 |
| Dec '21 | 2 |
| Jan '22 | 4 |
| Feb '22 | 7 |
| Mar '22 | 7 |
| Apr '22 | 6 |
| May '22 | 10 |
| Jun '22 | 8 |
| Jul '22 | 7 |
| Aug '22 | 12 |
| Sep '22 | 3 |
| Oct '22 | 9 |
| Nov '22 | 5 |
| Dec '22 | 6 |
| Jan '23 | 3 |
| Feb '23 | 7 |
| Mar '23 | 5 |
| Apr '23 | 8 |
| May '23 | 6 |
| Jun '23 | 4 |
| Jul '23 | 3 |
| Aug '23 | 7 |
| Sep '23 | 6 |
| Oct '23 | 5 |
| Nov '23 | 3 |
| Dec '23 | 4 |
| Jan '24 | 9 |
| Feb '24 | 16 |
| Mar '24 | 4 |
| Apr '24 | 8 |
| May '24 | 3 |
| Jun '24 | 11 |
| Jul '24 | 11 |
| Aug '24 | 5 |
| Sep '24 | 14 |
| Oct '24 | 2 |
| Nov '24 | 6 |
| Dec '24 | 7 |
| Jan '25 | 15 |
| Feb '25 | 12 |
| Mar '25 | 5 |
| Apr '25 | 8 |
| May '25 | 2 |
| Jun '25 | 6 |
| Jul '25 | 6 |
| Aug '25 | 10 |
| Sep '25 | 6 |
| Oct '25 | 7 |
| Nov '25 | 5 |
| Dec '25 | 3 |
| Jan '26 | 1 |
| Feb '26 | 11 |