Tokyo · Japan · January 2025
Visas issued at Tokyo in January 2025
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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,161 | 28.1% | 1,236 | 1,309 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 504 | 12.2% | 739 | 575 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 430 | 10.4% | 444 | 336 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 406 | 9.8% | 376 | 381 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 272 | 6.6% | 470 | 270 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 228 | 5.5% | 294 | 141 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 221 | 5.4% | 252 | 152 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 146 | 3.5% | 213 | 125 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 133 | 3.2% | 81 | 88 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 131 | 3.2% | 230 | 99 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 81 | 2% | 45 | 83 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 59 | 1.4% | 101 | 74 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 56 | 1.4% | 16 | 15 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 46 | 1.1% | 39 | 20 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 42 | 1% | 38 | 32 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 38 | 0.9% | 41 | 35 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 35 | 0.8% | 21 | 35 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 26 | 0.6% | 23 | 42 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 26 | 0.6% | 32 | 22 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.3% | 13 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.3% | 12 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0.3% | 4 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.2% | 7 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 11 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.1% | 24 | 7 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 10 | 9 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 59 | 46.1% | 74 | 80 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 16 | 12.5% | 4 | 10 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 9 | 7% | 3 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 6.3% | 6 | 10 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 3.9% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 5 | 3.9% | 2 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 3.1% | 6 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 2.3% | 2 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 1.6% | 6 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1.6% | 4 | 5 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 6 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.8% | 8 | 18 |
Context
| January 2025 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,128 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -15% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +5% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 128 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 30 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in January 2025?
4,128 nonimmigrant visas and 128 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 51th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
December 2024: 4,844 nonimmigrant visas (-15% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 3,947 (+5%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,161 (28.1%), E2 504 (12.2%), A2 430 (10.4%), F1 406 (9.8%), C1/D 272 (6.6%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.