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Osaka/Kobe · Japan · April 2024
Visas issued at Osaka/Kobe in April 2024
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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 398 | 33.5% | 516 | 520 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 246 | 20.7% | 268 | 521 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 111 | 9.3% | 77 | 109 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 106 | 8.9% | 77 | 93 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 82 | 6.9% | 72 | 51 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 70 | 5.9% | 59 | 67 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 70 | 5.9% | 83 | 55 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 37 | 3.1% | 32 | 22 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 16 | 1.3% | 6 | 4 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 13 | 1.1% | 38 | 20 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0.7% | 1 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0.3% | 12 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 12 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2024 | Osaka/Kobe | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,189 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -22% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 2024): B1/B2 next available 87 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Osaka/Kobe issue in April 2024?
1,189 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 118th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Osaka/Kobe?
March 2024: 1,284 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 1,524 (-22%).
Which classes made up the month?
E2 398 (33.5%), B1/B2 246 (20.7%), F1 111 (9.3%), J1 106 (8.9%), L1 82 (6.9%).
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 for April 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.