Tokyo · Japan · July 2024
Visas issued at Tokyo in July 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) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,343 | 21.7% | 1,248 | 1,524 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 965 | 15.6% | 1,121 | 1,069 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 819 | 13.2% | 1,182 | 977 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 650 | 10.5% | 805 | 687 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 383 | 6.2% | 371 | 295 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 364 | 5.9% | 409 | 277 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 352 | 5.7% | 477 | 346 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 269 | 4.3% | 258 | 196 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 137 | 2.2% | 139 | 179 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 128 | 2.1% | 27 | 55 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 100 | 1.6% | 60 | 83 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 95 | 1.5% | 143 | 122 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 87 | 1.4% | 79 | 86 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 64 | 1% | 44 | 48 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 64 | 1% | 41 | 89 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 62 | 1% | 25 | 63 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 60 | 1% | 30 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 50 | 0.8% | 131 | 64 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 41 | 0.7% | 42 | 23 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 35 | 0.6% | 29 | 36 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 19 | 0.3% | 4 | 17 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 18 | 0.3% | 33 | 47 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 16 | 0.3% | 4 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.2% | 18 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 11 | 0.2% | 2 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.2% | 30 | 23 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0.1% | 8 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.1% | 22 | 41 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0% | 94 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2024 | Share | Jun 2024 | Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 67 | 42.4% | 108 | 80 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 27 | 17.1% | 9 | 16 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 9.5% | 12 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 11 | 7% | 2 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 5.7% | 0 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 5.1% | 10 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 2.5% | 24 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 2.5% | 7 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 2.5% | 4 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.6% | 12 | 0 |
Context
| July 2024 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,199 | 960,883 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | +12% |
| Immigrant visas | 158 | 62,167 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2024 (6 Jul 2024): B1/B2 next available 4 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 29 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in July 2024?
6,199 nonimmigrant visas and 158 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2024. That was the 42th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did July 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
June 2024: 6,914 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Jul 2024). July 2023: 6,413 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
F1 1,343 (21.7%), B1/B2 965 (15.6%), E2 819 (13.2%), J1 650 (10.5%), L2 383 (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 July 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.