Tokyo · Japan · April 2024
Visas issued at Tokyo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,272 | 26.7% | 1,106 | 1,367 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 934 | 19.6% | 1,397 | 820 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 378 | 7.9% | 314 | 367 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 355 | 7.4% | 361 | 242 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 337 | 7.1% | 244 | 239 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 283 | 5.9% | 404 | 179 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 265 | 5.6% | 434 | 227 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 222 | 4.7% | 322 | 210 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 148 | 3.1% | 164 | 109 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 90 | 1.9% | 187 | 86 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 71 | 1.5% | 39 | 27 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 68 | 1.4% | 76 | 68 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 55 | 1.2% | 73 | 54 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 36 | 0.8% | 35 | 71 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 35 | 0.7% | 30 | 14 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 27 | 0.6% | 23 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 26 | 0.5% | 46 | 28 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 23 | 0.5% | 14 | 14 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 0.4% | 33 | 28 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 19 | 0.4% | 27 | 21 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 18 | 0.4% | 42 | 30 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.3% | 17 | 25 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0.3% | 11 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 15 | 0.3% | 11 | 9 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.2% | 13 | 25 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0.2% | 24 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.1% | 7 | 9 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 95 | 56.2% | 71 | 93 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 17 | 10.1% | 19 | 13 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 7.1% | 8 | 15 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 11 | 6.5% | 13 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 3% | 4 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 2.4% | 12 | 45 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 2.4% | 0 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 2.4% | 6 | 11 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 2.4% | 7 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 1.8% | 7 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 4 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 3 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| April 2024 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,770 | 1,054,900 |
| Change on previous month | -13% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +10% | +24% |
| Immigrant visas | 169 | 57,383 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2024 (9 Apr 2024): B1/B2 next available 57 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 April 2024?
4,770 nonimmigrant visas and 169 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2024. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
March 2024: 5,498 nonimmigrant visas (-13% to Apr 2024). April 2023: 4,320 (+10%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,272 (26.7%), E2 934 (19.6%), F1 378 (7.9%), C1/D 355 (7.4%), A2 337 (7.1%).
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.