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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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O3 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
3

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (15) — ▼ -80.0%.

O3 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-80.0% vs January 2026 (15)▼-78.6% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 1,401

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Japan · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
1749% of selected
Jan 2026
1543% of selected
Feb 2026
39% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (11.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 14 (82.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 17153
Total17153

Japan · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025179
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January715▲ +114.3%
February143▼ -78.6%
March4––
April27––
May10––
June19––
July23––
August17––
September10––
October21––
November10––
December17––

When is it busy? Japan · O3

Busiest month: July (14.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.6%
7.1%
5.8%
8.8%
5.4%
10.5%
14.5%
11.5%
5.3%
7.6%
7.7%
10.2%
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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1713
Apr '1712
May '1711
Jun '1720
Jul '1723
Aug '1734
Sep '1719
Oct '178
Nov '1714
Dec '1716
Jan '185
Feb '184
Mar '183
Apr '1825
May '188
Jun '1819
Jul '1825
Aug '1823
Sep '188
Oct '1812
Nov '188
Dec '1813
Jan '198
Feb '1914
Mar '1916
Apr '196
May '1914
Jun '1919
Jul '1928
Aug '1932
Sep '197
Oct '197
Nov '1922
Dec '1928
Jan '2013
Feb '2010
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '202
Jul '203
Aug '204
Sep '201
Oct '208
Nov '208
Dec '2015
Jan '213
Feb '215
Mar '215
Apr '218
May '215
Jun '2110
Jul '2118
Aug '2110
Sep '2110
Oct '218
Nov '2113
Dec '216
Jan '223
Feb '229
Mar '2223
Apr '2216
May '228
Jun '2238
Jul '2232
Aug '2222
Sep '2212
Oct '229
Nov '2214
Dec '2210
Jan '236
Feb '2315
Mar '2311
Apr '2311
May '2310
Jun '2321
Jul '2320
Aug '2316
Sep '2312
Oct '239
Nov '237
Dec '2314
Jan '2410
Feb '248
Mar '2410
Apr '2421
May '2413
Jun '249
Jul '2435
Aug '2423
Sep '245
Oct '2412
Nov '245
Dec '2412
Jan '257
Feb '2514
Mar '254
Apr '2527
May '2510
Jun '2519
Jul '2523
Aug '2517
Sep '2510
Oct '2521
Nov '2510
Dec '2517
Jan '2615
Feb '263

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