Tokyo · Japan · March 2025
Visas issued at Tokyo in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,141 | 25.4% | 1,200 | 1,106 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 917 | 20.4% | 769 | 1,397 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 349 | 7.8% | 221 | 404 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 341 | 7.6% | 264 | 434 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 320 | 7.1% | 309 | 361 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 266 | 5.9% | 316 | 244 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 222 | 4.9% | 142 | 322 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 189 | 4.2% | 327 | 314 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 139 | 3.1% | 92 | 187 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 108 | 2.4% | 117 | 164 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 72 | 1.6% | 35 | 39 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 71 | 1.6% | 57 | 73 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 59 | 1.3% | 140 | 76 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 46 | 1% | 50 | 42 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 41 | 0.9% | 0 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 25 | 0.6% | 47 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.5% | 24 | 35 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.5% | 89 | 30 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 0.5% | 26 | 33 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 19 | 0.4% | 6 | 13 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 19 | 0.4% | 14 | 24 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.4% | 8 | 17 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 15 | 0.3% | 20 | 46 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.3% | 26 | 27 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0.2% | 10 | 23 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 27 | 11 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 74 | 62.2% | 73 | 71 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 6.7% | 9 | 13 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 7 | 5.9% | 0 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 5% | 9 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 5 | 4.2% | 6 | 6 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 4.2% | 0 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 3.4% | 0 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 2.5% | 1 | 12 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 1.7% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 1.7% | 0 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,494 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +3% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -18% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 119 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 11 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 10 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in March 2025?
4,494 nonimmigrant visas and 119 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 51th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
February 2025: 4,371 nonimmigrant visas (+3% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 5,498 (-18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,141 (25.4%), E2 917 (20.4%), L1 349 (7.8%), L2 341 (7.6%), C1/D 320 (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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.