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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Japan, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
4,679

That is 628 more than in January 2026 (4,051) — ▲ +15.5%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+15.5% vs January 2026 (4,051)▼-3.2% vs February 2025 (4,835)

All published months together: 550,379

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers2,3151,864▲ +24.2%+451
Visitors684548▲ +24.8%+136
Transit and crew430482▼ -10.8%−52
Diplomats and international organizations427356▲ +19.9%+71
Exchange visitors331312▲ +6.1%+19
Students309411▼ -24.8%−102
Other16758▲ +187.9%+109
Fiancé(e)s and their children1620▼ -20.0%−4

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
E21,3241,005▲ +31.7%+319
B1/B2677530▲ +27.7%+147
C1/D385445▼ -13.5%−60
A2374313▲ +19.5%+61
L2348210▲ +65.7%+138
L1309253▲ +22.1%+56
F1236352▼ -33.0%−116
J1212206▲ +2.9%

Japan: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202561,979
  • 20268,730
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4,5564,051▼ -11.1%
February4,8354,679▼ -3.2%
March4,927––
April5,561––
May4,540––
June6,687––
July5,916––
August6,388––
September5,106––
October5,032––
November3,448––
December4,983––

When is it busy? Japan

Busiest month: July (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.7%
7.9%
9.1%
6.8%
6.7%
11.2%
11.4%
9.5%
6.7%
7.1%
6.7%
9.3%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.5K5K7.5K10KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '177,543
Apr '175,701
May '176,862
Jun '179,534
Jul '179,733
Aug '177,778
Sep '174,371
Oct '174,526
Nov '174,906
Dec '176,529
Jan '185,387
Feb '185,430
Mar '186,617
Apr '185,711
+6
I16658▲ +186.2%+108
J2119106▲ +12.3%+13
E1113118▼ -4.2%−5
M15951▲ +15.7%+8
Q1461▲ +4500.0%+45
C34435▲ +25.7%+9
P14251▼ -17.6%−9
O23924▲ +62.5%+15
O12841▼ -31.7%−13
H1B2139▼ -46.2%−18
G21910▲ +90.0%+9
A11817▲ +5.9%+1
H41621▼ -23.8%−5
K11620▼ -20.0%−4
G41511▲ +36.4%+4
F2148▲ +75.0%+6
R1111▲ +1000.0%+10
B1718▼ -61.1%−11
R260new+6
P3356▼ -94.6%−53
O3315▼ -80.0%−12
P436▼ -50.0%−3
H322▲ +0.0%+0
G115▼ -80.0%−4
C112▼ -50.0%−1
TD12▼ -50.0%−1
CW110new+1
H2B019▼ -100.0%−19
May '186,233
Jun '189,678
Jul '189,510
Aug '187,242
Sep '184,731
Oct '184,798
Nov '184,620
Dec '185,818
Jan '195,594
Feb '195,285
Mar '197,154
Apr '195,711
May '195,933
Jun '198,640
Jul '199,885
Aug '196,953
Sep '194,517
Oct '194,484
Nov '194,281
Dec '196,088
Jan '205,036
Feb '204,885
Mar '203,676
Apr '20200
May '20263
Jun '20624
Jul '201,399
Aug '202,420
Sep '201,847
Oct '202,790
Nov '202,841
Dec '203,578
Jan '212,405
Feb '212,305
Mar '213,628
Apr '213,937
May '213,015
Jun '215,936
Jul '216,003
Aug '214,773
Sep '213,162
Oct '212,936
Nov '213,686
Dec '216,078
Jan '222,915
Feb '223,629
Mar '224,920
Apr '224,220
May '224,052
Jun '228,183
Jul '228,606
Aug '225,689
Sep '223,662
Oct '223,927
Nov '223,583
Dec '225,278
Jan '233,840
Feb '234,115
Mar '235,468
Apr '234,253
May '234,723
Jun '238,152
Jul '237,366
Aug '236,117
Sep '233,909
Oct '234,051
Nov '233,963
Dec '235,282
Jan '244,029
Feb '244,291
Mar '245,771
Apr '244,729
May '245,368
Jun '248,177
Jul '247,557
Aug '245,800
Sep '245,034
Oct '244,769
Nov '244,041
Dec '244,995
Jan '254,556
Feb '254,835
Mar '254,927
Apr '255,561
May '254,540
Jun '256,687
Jul '255,916
Aug '256,388
Sep '255,106
Oct '255,032
Nov '253,448
Dec '254,983
Jan '264,051
Feb '264,679

Explore Japan by period

Total visas issued
4,983
Latest 12 months · Japan · December
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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. E215,658
  2. B1/B27,274
  3. F16,730
  4. A25,160
  5. C1/D5,007
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Japan · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20254,983
  • Jan 20264,051
  • Feb 20264,679
Dec 2025
4,98336% of selected
Jan 2026
4,05130% of selected
Feb 2026
4,67934% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 932 (18.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 304 (6.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 4,9834,0514,679
Total4,9834,0514,679