Japan · M1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Japan
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M1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026

That is 8 more than in January 2026 (51) — +15.7%.

M1 visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+15.7% vs January 2026 (51)+156.5% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 3,792

Japan · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025379
2026110

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	76	51	-32.9%
February	23	59	+156.5%
March	26	–	–
April	24	–	–
May	34	–	–
June	26	–	–
July	18	–	–
August	59	–	–
September	25	–	–
October	26	–	–
November	15	–	–
December	27	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · M1

Busiest month: August (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.7%

8.2%

10.2%

4.3%

6.6%

13.0%

13.4%

7.0%

4.7%

5.1%

8.3%

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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 · M1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	102
Apr '17	35
May '17	45
Jun '17	46
Jul '17	65
Aug '17	79
Sep '17	40
Oct '17	12
Nov '17	40
Dec '17	21
Jan '18	32
Feb '18	32
Mar '18	101
Apr '18	14

Japan · M1

Japan · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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