Tokyo · Japan · February 2024
Visas issued at Tokyo in February 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) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,059 | 25% | 1,309 | 1,265 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 816 | 19.3% | 575 | 792 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 354 | 8.4% | 381 | 392 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 297 | 7% | 336 | 320 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 293 | 6.9% | 270 | 214 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 218 | 5.2% | 141 | 194 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 190 | 4.5% | 125 | 172 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 186 | 4.4% | 152 | 200 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 151 | 3.6% | 83 | 121 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 108 | 2.6% | 88 | 128 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 79 | 1.9% | 74 | 74 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 55 | 1.3% | 99 | 47 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 54 | 1.3% | 42 | 37 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 41 | 1% | 22 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 41 | 1% | 35 | 17 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 37 | 0.9% | 32 | 24 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 29 | 0.7% | 5 | 15 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 27 | 0.6% | 15 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 25 | 0.6% | 35 | 24 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 22 | 0.5% | 15 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 21 | 0.5% | 8 | 13 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 18 | 0.4% | 14 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.4% | 20 | 17 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 18 | 0.4% | 0 | 15 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0.3% | 6 | 20 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 14 | 0.3% | 7 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.3% | 9 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.2% | 11 | 25 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 15 | 5 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 81 | 60.4% | 80 | 66 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 11 | 8.2% | 1 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 7.5% | 5 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 7.5% | 10 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 3.7% | 1 | 3 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 3.7% | 6 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 3% | 1 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 2.2% | 18 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 1.5% | 5 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.7% | 10 | 14 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2024 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,232 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 134 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 29 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in February 2024?
4,232 nonimmigrant visas and 134 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
January 2024: 3,947 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 4,191 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,059 (25%), E2 816 (19.3%), F1 354 (8.4%), A2 297 (7%), C1/D 293 (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 February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.