Tokyo · Japan · December 2024
Visas issued at Tokyo in December 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) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,236 | 25.5% | 1,128 | 834 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 739 | 15.3% | 502 | 773 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 470 | 9.7% | 376 | 288 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 444 | 9.2% | 289 | 671 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 376 | 7.8% | 163 | 532 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 294 | 6.1% | 144 | 251 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 252 | 5.2% | 155 | 239 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 230 | 4.7% | 136 | 144 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 213 | 4.4% | 84 | 210 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 101 | 2.1% | 61 | 99 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 81 | 1.7% | 80 | 59 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 45 | 0.9% | 41 | 101 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 41 | 0.8% | 36 | 50 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 40 | 0.8% | 0 | 28 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 39 | 0.8% | 43 | 41 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 38 | 0.8% | 38 | 31 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 32 | 0.7% | 31 | 44 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 24 | 0.5% | 0 | 27 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 23 | 0.5% | 77 | 58 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 21 | 0.4% | 12 | 36 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0.3% | 16 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 16 | 0.3% | 22 | 10 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.3% | 15 | 17 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.2% | 7 | 22 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.2% | 7 | 14 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 12 | 15 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 74 | 57.8% | 59 | 81 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 6.3% | 10 | 8 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 4.7% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 4.7% | 1 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 6 | 4.7% | 2 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 3.1% | 1 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 3.1% | 2 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 3.1% | 2 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 2.3% | 8 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 8 |
Context
| December 2024 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,844 | 884,739 |
| Change on previous month | +38% | +9% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +4% | +17% |
| Immigrant visas | 128 | 50,944 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Dec 2024 (1 Dec 2024): B1/B2 next available 20 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in December 2024?
4,844 nonimmigrant visas and 128 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for December 2024. That was the 45th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did December 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
November 2024: 3,507 nonimmigrant visas (+38% to Dec 2024). December 2023: 4,637 (+4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,236 (25.5%), E2 739 (15.3%), C1/D 470 (9.7%), A2 444 (9.2%), F1 376 (7.8%).
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 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.