Japan · J1

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

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J1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

212

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (206) — +2.9%.

J1 visas made up 4.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+2.9% vs January 2026 (206)-14.5% vs February 2025 (248)

All published months together: 46,503

Japan · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20254,635
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	224	206	-8.0%
February	248	212	-14.5%
March	321	–	–
April	354	–	–
May	361	–	–
June	809	–	–
July	511	–	–
August	845	–	–
September	319	–	–
October	233	–	–
November	157	–	–
December	253	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · J1

Busiest month: July (18.7% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.5%

6.7%

8.3%

4.9%

7.1%

18.2%

18.7%

11.0%

4.5%

3.6%

3.9%

7.7%

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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 · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	568
Apr '17	335
May '17	578
Jun '17	1,642
Jul '17	1,353
Aug '17	764
Sep '17	304
Oct '17	253
Nov '17	283
Dec '17	502
Jan '18	278
Feb '18	384
Mar '18	518
Apr '18	384

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	253	206	212
Total	253	206	212

Japan · J1

Japan · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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