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Q1 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
46
That is 45 more than in January 2026 (1) — +4500.0%.
Q1 visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).
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+4500.0% vs January 2026 (1)last year: no earlier data
All published months together: 995
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Japan · Visa class Q1 · One total per month
- Dec 202521
- Jan 20261
- Feb 202646
Dec 2025
2131% of selected
Jan 2026
11% of selected
Feb 2026
4668% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 20 (95.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 25 (119.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 21 | 1 | 46 |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 46 |
Total visas issued
1
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Japan · Q1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 2025198
- 202647
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | -50.0% |
| February | 0 | 46 | – |
| March | 63 | – | – |
| April | 1 | – | – |
| May | 9 | – | – |
| June | 1 | – | – |
| July | 9 | – | – |
| August | 54 | – | – |
| September | 10 | – | – |
| October | 0 | – | – |
| November | 28 | – | – |
| December | 21 | – | – |
When is it busy? Japan · Q1
Busiest month: December (21.0% of a typical year). Quietest: January (0.1%). 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 · Q1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 4 |
| Nov '18 | 2 |
| Dec '18 | 68 |
| Jan '19 | 0 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 18 |
| Apr '19 | 49 |
| May '19 | 4 |
| Jun '19 | 21 |
| Jul '19 | 52 |
| Aug '19 | 2 |
| Sep '19 | 6 |
| Oct '19 | 1 |
| Nov '19 | 1 |
| Dec '19 | 67 |
| Jan '20 | 0 |
| Feb '20 | 1 |
| Mar '20 | 2 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 1 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 0 |
| Dec '20 | 1 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 0 |
| Mar '21 | 0 |
| Apr '21 | 1 |
| May '21 | 1 |
| Jun '21 | 0 |
| Jul '21 | 1 |
| Aug '21 | 0 |
| Sep '21 | 0 |
| Oct '21 | 8 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 0 |
| Jan '22 | 0 |
| Feb '22 | 1 |
| Mar '22 | 3 |
| Apr '22 | 5 |
| May '22 | 1 |
| Jun '22 | 0 |
| Jul '22 | 0 |
| Aug '22 | 12 |
| Sep '22 | 28 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 1 |
| Dec '22 | 33 |
| Jan '23 | 0 |
| Feb '23 | 18 |
| Mar '23 | 22 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 0 |
| Jun '23 | 37 |
| Jul '23 | 3 |
| Aug '23 | 25 |
| Sep '23 | 28 |
| Oct '23 | 1 |
| Nov '23 | 15 |
| Dec '23 | 35 |
| Jan '24 | 0 |
| Feb '24 | 24 |
| Mar '24 | 8 |
| Apr '24 | 2 |
| May '24 | 26 |
| Jun '24 | 3 |
| Jul '24 | 3 |
| Aug '24 | 8 |
| Sep '24 | 45 |
| Oct '24 | 5 |
| Nov '24 | 0 |
| Dec '24 | 47 |
| Jan '25 | 2 |
| Feb '25 | 0 |
| Mar '25 | 63 |
| Apr '25 | 1 |
| May '25 | 9 |
| Jun '25 | 1 |
| Jul '25 | 9 |
| Aug '25 | 54 |
| Sep '25 | 10 |
| Oct '25 | 0 |
| Nov '25 | 28 |
| Dec '25 | 21 |
| Jan '26 | 1 |
| Feb '26 | 46 |