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Japan · C3

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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C3 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
44

That is 9 more than in January 2026 (35) — +25.7%.

C3 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+25.7% vs January 2026 (35)+29.4% vs February 2025 (34)

All published months together: 3,559

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Japan · Visa class C3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202547
  • Jan 202635
  • Feb 202644
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  • Jan 2026 is 12 (25.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (6.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 473544
Total473544
Total visas issued
47
Latest 12 months · Japan · C3 · December

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  1. E21,279
  2. B1/B2740
  3. F1701
  4. C1/D376
  5. A2355
  6. L2335

Japan · C3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025529
  • 202679
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Month20252026Change
January2835 +25.0%
February3444 +29.4%
March78––
April39––
May21––
June36––
July60––
August37––
September39––
October39––
November71––
December47––

When is it busy? Japan · C3

Busiest month: March (13.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.2%). 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 · C3: all published months

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050100150200Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '1843
Nov '1869
Dec '1828
Jan '1921
Feb '1986
Mar '1967
Apr '1944
May '198
Jun '1995
Jul '1952
Aug '1950
Sep '1943
Oct '1956
Nov '1970
Dec '1921
Jan '2020
Feb '2090
Mar '2065
Apr '202
May '202
Jun '208
Jul '207
Aug '2015
Sep '2011
Oct '2011
Nov '2013
Dec '209
Jan '2113
Feb '2117
Mar '2135
Apr '2127
May '2112
Jun '2119
Jul '2123
Aug '2115
Sep '2114
Oct '2124
Nov '2112
Dec '2126
Jan '229
Feb '2239
Mar '2231
Apr '2247
May '2216
Jun '2255
Jul '2245
Aug '2239
Sep '2234
Oct '2254
Nov '2219
Dec '2251
Jan '2328
Feb '2340
Mar '2369
Apr '2325
May '2337
Jun '2347
Jul '2357
Aug '2334
Sep '2382
Oct '2383
Nov '2322
Dec '2362
Jan '2444
Feb '2455
Mar '2439
Apr '2471
May '2458
Jun '2423
Jul '24128
Aug '2452
Sep '2428
Oct '2484
Nov '2475
Dec '2426
Jan '2528
Feb '2534
Mar '2578
Apr '2539
May '2521
Jun '2536
Jul '2560
Aug '2537
Sep '2539
Oct '2539
Nov '2571
Dec '2547
Jan '2635
Feb '2644