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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Osaka/Kobe

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 83rd of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Osaka/Kobe, Japan: 1,649 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, close to September 2024 (1,632, +1%).

The largest classes that month were E2 (treaty investor, spouse or child) with 686, 41.6% of the post's issuances, B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 451, 27.3% of the post's issuances and L1 (intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)) with 82, 5% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Osaka/Kobe ranks 114th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 34th of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as 1.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1.5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1.5 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

1,649nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+1% vs Sep 2024 (1,632)
2,003nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-18% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.2%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

01,3732,746VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,417 (Visitors 454, Students and exchange visitors 146, Temporary workers 785, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 1,497 (Visitors 404, Students and exchange visitors 254, Temporary workers 784, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 1,576 (Visitors 282, Students and exchange visitors 545, Temporary workers 707, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 1,586 (Visitors 464, Students and exchange visitors 484, Temporary workers 623, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 1,370 (Visitors 411, Students and exchange visitors 316, Temporary workers 631, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 1,943 (Visitors 554, Students and exchange visitors 389, Temporary workers 975, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 1,524 (Visitors 522, Students and exchange visitors 277, Temporary workers 704, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 1,003 (Visitors 274, Students and exchange visitors 356, Temporary workers 360, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 2,746 (Visitors 558, Students and exchange visitors 1,207, Temporary workers 949, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 2,176 (Visitors 239, Students and exchange visitors 1,119, Temporary workers 765, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 2,621 (Visitors 487, Students and exchange visitors 1,154, Temporary workers 797, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 183, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 1,162 (Visitors 449, Students and exchange visitors 167, Temporary workers 531, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 1,501 (Visitors 710, Students and exchange visitors 155, Temporary workers 558, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 1,787 (Visitors 557, Students and exchange visitors 359, Temporary workers 773, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 97, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 1,664 (Visitors 366, Students and exchange visitors 483, Temporary workers 766, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 47, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 1,599 (Visitors 644, Students and exchange visitors 341, Temporary workers 595, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 1,099 (Visitors 230, Students and exchange visitors 270, Temporary workers 584, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 1,284 (Visitors 268, Students and exchange visitors 224, Temporary workers 747, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 1,189 (Visitors 246, Students and exchange visitors 304, Temporary workers 623, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 1,580 (Visitors 290, Students and exchange visitors 480, Temporary workers 799, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 2,500 (Visitors 499, Students and exchange visitors 1,061, Temporary workers 847, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 92, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 2,521 (Visitors 406, Students and exchange visitors 1,022, Temporary workers 1,022, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 70, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 2,308 (Visitors 443, Students and exchange visitors 955, Temporary workers 887, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 1,632 (Visitors 519, Students and exchange visitors 198, Temporary workers 852, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 1,368 (Visitors 506, Students and exchange visitors 163, Temporary workers 654, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 1,687 (Visitors 557, Students and exchange visitors 249, Temporary workers 800, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 80, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 1,449 (Visitors 383, Students and exchange visitors 310, Temporary workers 722, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 33, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 1,585 (Visitors 416, Students and exchange visitors 370, Temporary workers 779, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 1,610 (Visitors 446, Students and exchange visitors 338, Temporary workers 805, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 1,573 (Visitors 371, Students and exchange visitors 279, Temporary workers 902, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 1,475 (Visitors 381, Students and exchange visitors 344, Temporary workers 716, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 1,832 (Visitors 516, Students and exchange visitors 481, Temporary workers 805, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 2,128 (Visitors 341, Students and exchange visitors 790, Temporary workers 952, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 1,863 (Visitors 343, Students and exchange visitors 456, Temporary workers 990, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 74, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 2,003 (Visitors 429, Students and exchange visitors 881, Temporary workers 654, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 39, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 1,649 (Visitors 451, Students and exchange visitors 187, Temporary workers 937, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 74, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Osaka/Kobe by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Japan and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025Osaka/KobeAll 5 posts in JapanAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,6496,311823,557
Change on Sep 2024+1%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued018945,966
Visitors share27.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share11.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share56.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share4.5%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1.5 months—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Japan (Fukuoka, Naha, Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka/Kobe) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Japan, which is on the Japan nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child68641.6%1 of 68
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure45127.3%114 of 211
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)825%17 of 144
J1Exchange visitor794.8%32 of 194
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee774.7%14 of 133
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa744.5%55 of 171
F1Student in an academic or language training program583.5%34 of 184
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor442.7%9 of 124
E1Treaty trader, spouse or child281.7%5 of 27
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3171%40 of 137
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse120.7%76 of 163
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program110.7%19 of 69
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group70.4%57 of 110
F2Spouse or child of F150.3%40 of 104
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program50.3%9 of 27
R1Alien in a religious occupation30.2%43 of 96
R2Spouse or child of R130.2%17 of 42
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics20.1%103 of 132
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-120.1%60 of 83
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.1%111 of 119
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10.1%86 of 91
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210.1%77 of 84

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan98
Feb85
Mar117
Apr94
May76
Jun156
Jul156
Aug138
Sep83
Oct92
Nov104
Dec104
Which months are busiest at Osaka/Kobe. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

066131202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Dec 2022: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Jun 2023: B1/B2 98 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 2031 Jul 2023: B1/B2 77 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Aug 2023: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 520 Sep 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Nov 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Dec 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Feb 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Mar 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Apr 2024: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 58 May 2024: B1/B2 131 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Jun 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jul 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 107 Aug 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 102 Oct 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 101 Dec 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jan 2025: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 107 Feb 2025: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 105 Mar 2025: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 May 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 607 Sep 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 45

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Osaka/Kobe over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 20251,6490+1%
Aug 20252,0030-13%
Jul 20251,8630-26%
Jun 20252,1280-15%
May 20251,8320+16%
Apr 20251,4750+24%
Mar 20251,5730+23%
Feb 20251,6100+46%
Jan 20251,5850-1%
Dec 20241,4490-13%
Nov 20241,6870-6%
Oct 20241,3680-9%
Sep 20241,6320+40%
Aug 20242,3080-12%
Jul 20242,5210+16%
Jun 20242,5000-9%
May 20241,5800+58%
Apr 20241,1890-22%
Mar 20241,2840-34%
Feb 20241,0990-20%
Jan 20241,5990+1%
Dec 20231,6640+6%
Nov 20231,7870+19%
Oct 20231,5010+6%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Osaka/KobeFukuokaNahaSapporoTokyo
Location of the U.S. post in Osaka/Kobe.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Osaka/Kobe issue last month?

1,649 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 1,632 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Osaka/Kobe?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1.5 months away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Osaka/Kobe?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Osaka/Kobe issue most?

In September 2025: E2 (686, 41.6%), B1/B2 (451, 27.3%), L1 (82, 5%), J1 (79, 4.8%) and L2 (77, 4.7%). 22 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Osaka/Kobe rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,649 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (1,632, +1%). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Osaka/Kobe issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Osaka/Kobe not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.