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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Japan

How many F-1 visas nationals of Japan are issued, and what each US consulate in Japan issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Japan

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Japan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Japan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

6,7306,730

Down 21%vs 8,533 in the 12 months before

Down 21% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
561
Busiest month
1.5k
Aug 2025
Latest month
236
Feb 2026Down 48%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 8.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.7k

05001k1.5k2k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

05k10k15k20k25k
17k
19k
Pre-COVID peak19k
18k
17k
17k
16k
14k
14k
5.4k
6.4k
11k
9.7k
8.8k
6.9k
1.8k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 16,811 visas; FY2012: 18,669 visas; FY2013: 18,837 visas; FY2014: 18,258 visas; FY2015: 17,203 visas; FY2016: 16,668 visas; FY2017: 15,982 visas; FY2018: 14,413 visas; FY2019: 13,712 visas; FY2020: 5,357 visas; FY2021: 6,383 visas; FY2022: 11,460 visas; FY2023: 9,692 visas; FY2024: 8,775 visas; FY2025: 6,913 visas; FY2026: 1,780 visas so far.

FY2025 had 6,913 visas (−21% on FY2024). That's 63% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 9.3% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Japan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026236452Down 48%
January 2026352580Down 39%
December 2025701505Up 39%
November 2025198294Down 33%
October 2025293132Up 122%
September 2025415209Up 99%
August 20251,5431,168Up 32%
July 20256221,843Down 66%
June 20251,1621,702Down 32%
May 2025523859Down 39%
April 2025426432About flat, 1.4%
March 2025259357Down 27%
February 2025452–
January 2025580–
December 2024505–
November 2024294–
October 2024132–
September 2024209–
August 20241,168–
July 20241,843–
June 20241,702–
May 2024859–
April 2024432–
March 2024357–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Japan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Japan.

F-1 visas issued in Japan

How many F-1 visas the US consulates in Japan issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Japan, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7,0677,067

Down 23%vs 9,133 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
589
Busiest month
1.6k
Aug 2025
Latest month
244
Feb 2026Down 49%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 9.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7.1k

05001k1.5k2k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Tokyo68% of total
    4.8kDown 21%
    4,810 visas in the last 12 months, 6,087 in the 12 months before
  • Osaka-Kobe31% of total
    2.2kDown 27%
    2,162 visas in the last 12 months, 2,979 in the 12 months before
  • Naha1.3% of total
    95Up 42%
    95 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before

Tokyo issues the most: 68% of the total. Osaka-Kobe issued 27% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Japan each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
19%
2.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: July 2023: 2,123 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    9.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    7.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    614

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 43%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 7,536 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Japan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026244475Down 49%
January 2026370608Down 39%
December 2025728540Up 35%
November 2025211330Down 36%
October 2025316156Up 103%
September 2025429229Up 87%
August 20251,5981,222Up 31%
July 20256021,912Down 69%
June 20251,2511,816Down 31%
May 2025559960Down 42%
April 2025476493Down 3.4%
March 2025283392Down 28%
February 2025475541Down 12%
January 2025608569Up 6.9%
December 2024540749Down 28%
November 2024330380Down 13%
October 2024156156About flat, 0%
September 2024229182Up 26%
August 20241,2221,413Down 14%
July 20241,9122,123Down 9.9%
June 20241,8162,032Down 11%
May 20249601,045Down 8.1%
April 2024493479About flat, 2.9%
March 2024392484Down 19%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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