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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Japan · R2

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

R2 visas issued to people from Japan · February 2026
6

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (0).

R2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▲+200.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 240

Japan · R2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202531
  • 20266
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January10▼ -100.0%
February26▲ +200.0%
March6––
April2––
May1––
June1––
July5––
August4––
September3––
October0––
November0––
December6––

When is it busy? Japan · R2

Busiest month: February (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.5%
13.3%
12.8%
5.2%
6.6%
7.8%
8.8%
10.9%
5.6%
7.3%
3.3%
7.9%
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 · R2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '171
May '174
Jun '1712
Jul '176
Aug '177
Sep '170
Oct '174
Nov '171
Dec '174
Jan '186
Feb '181
Mar '181
Apr '184
May '18
1
Jun '181
Jul '185
Aug '182
Sep '182
Oct '184
Nov '183
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '194
Mar '196
Apr '191
May '192
Jun '191
Jul '190
Aug '196
Sep '190
Oct '193
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '202
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '211
Feb '212
Mar '215
Apr '211
May '213
Jun '212
Jul '214
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '212
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '225
Feb '222
Mar '2210
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '223
Jul '221
Aug '221
Sep '222
Oct '227
Nov '221
Dec '224
Jan '231
Feb '234
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '234
Jun '231
Jul '233
Aug '236
Sep '231
Oct '231
Nov '231
Dec '230
Jan '241
Feb '243
Mar '240
Apr '241
May '241
Jun '246
Jul '241
Aug '243
Sep '242
Oct '240
Nov '242
Dec '240
Jan '251
Feb '252
Mar '256
Apr '252
May '251
Jun '251
Jul '255
Aug '254
Sep '253
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '256
Jan '260
Feb '266

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Japan · Visa class R2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
650% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
650% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 606
Total606