By fiscal year
64,031 visas were issued to people of Japan in FY2024. A fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
| Fiscal year | All visas | F1 | E2 | A2 | J1 | L2 |
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Visas issued are not approval rates. Source: U.S. Department of State. Unofficial site.
| FY2024 | 64,031 | 8,775 | 15,521 | 5,398 | 5,350 | 3,774 |
| FY2023 | 60,682 | 9,692 | 15,543 | 5,257 | 5,386 | 3,239 |
| FY2022 | 58,554 | 11,460 | 15,009 | 4,516 | 5,270 | 3,939 |
| FY2021 | 44,344 | 6,383 | 15,830 | 2,319 | 2,832 | 3,187 |
| FY2020 | 35,159 | 5,357 | 8,654 | 3,971 | 2,168 | 2,327 |
| FY2019 | 75,305 | 13,712 | 13,664 | 9,461 | 6,905 | 5,529 |
| FY2018 | 76,506 | 14,413 | 13,399 | 9,448 | 7,364 | 5,486 |
| FY2017 | 79,561 | 15,982 | 14,360 | 8,870 | 7,227 | 5,631 |
| FY2016 | 80,948 | 16,668 | 13,609 | 8,886 | 7,296 | 5,729 |
| FY2015 | 75,700 | 17,203 | 12,172 | 8,613 | 7,218 | 5,759 |
The five visa types with the most visas over all years are shown. “–” means none were issued.