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Japan · O2

Visa class as printed by the State Department

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O2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
39

That is 15 more than in January 2026 (24) — +62.5%.

O2 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+62.5% vs January 2026 (24)-55.2% vs February 2025 (87)

All published months together: 1,517

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Japan · Visa class O2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 202624
  • Feb 202639
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (166.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 30 (333.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 92439
Total92439
Total visas issued
77
Latest 12 months · Japan · O2 · June

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  1. E21,470
  2. F11,162
  3. J1809
  4. B1/B2554
  5. L2444
  6. C1/D437

Japan · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025553
  • 202663
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Month20252026Change
January6224 -61.3%
February8739 -55.2%
March30––
April39––
May65––
June77––
July47––
August54––
September22––
October50––
November11––
December9––

When is it busy? Japan · O2

Busiest month: August (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 4 full years (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 · O2: all published months

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050100150200Jan'21Jun'21Nov'21Apr'22Sep'22Feb'23Jul'23Dec'23May'24Oct'24Mar'25Aug'25Jan'26
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MonthIssuances
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '211
May '213
Jun '21–
Jul '2114
Aug '211
Sep '215
Oct '2111
Nov '214
Dec '211
Jan '223
Feb '2267
Mar '2220
Apr '223
May '223
Jun '2219
Jul '2232
Aug '2219
Sep '2218
Oct '2241
Nov '221
Dec '225
Jan '2325
Feb '230
Mar '236
Apr '2343
May '2321
Jun '2314
Jul '238
Aug '2335
Sep '236
Oct '239
Nov '2320
Dec '239
Jan '2417
Feb '2424
Mar '2432
Apr '2442
May '243
Jun '2437
Jul '2468
Aug '24108
Sep '2444
Oct '2419
Nov '2419
Dec '2419
Jan '2562
Feb '2587
Mar '2530
Apr '2539
May '2565
Jun '2577
Jul '2547
Aug '2554
Sep '2522
Oct '2550
Nov '2511
Dec '259
Jan '2624
Feb '2639