Tokyo · Japan · December 2023
Visas issued at Tokyo in December 2023
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) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 834 | 18% | 1,406 | 743 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 773 | 16.7% | 573 | 844 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 671 | 14.5% | 212 | 722 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 532 | 11.5% | 195 | 527 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 288 | 6.2% | 297 | 208 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 251 | 5.4% | 177 | 307 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 239 | 5.2% | 159 | 249 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 210 | 4.5% | 139 | 212 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 144 | 3.1% | 132 | 155 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 101 | 2.2% | 68 | 72 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 99 | 2.1% | 74 | 135 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 59 | 1.3% | 73 | 66 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 58 | 1.3% | 21 | 48 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 50 | 1.1% | 30 | 51 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 44 | 0.9% | 39 | 12 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 41 | 0.9% | 18 | 53 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 36 | 0.8% | 5 | 18 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 31 | 0.7% | 48 | 42 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 28 | 0.6% | 11 | 21 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 27 | 0.6% | 0 | 26 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.5% | 19 | 18 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 17 | 0.4% | 23 | 26 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 15 | 0.3% | 9 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 14 | 0.3% | 6 | 14 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 13 | 0.3% | 18 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.2% | 17 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 18 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 8 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 8 | 11 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 81 | 58.7% | 87 | 70 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 10 | 7.2% | 4 | 10 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 6.5% | 7 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 6.5% | 12 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 5.8% | 12 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 8 | 5.8% | 5 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 6 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| December 2023 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,637 | 755,973 |
| Change on previous month | +21% | -7% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | 0% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 138 | 46,279 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2023 (17 Dec 2023): B1/B2 next available 23 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in December 2023?
4,637 nonimmigrant visas and 138 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2023. That was the 41th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did December 2023 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
November 2023: 3,825 nonimmigrant visas (+21% to Dec 2023). December 2022: 4,621 (0%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 834 (18%), E2 773 (16.7%), A2 671 (14.5%), F1 532 (11.5%), C1/D 288 (6.2%).
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 December 2023, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.