Tokyo · Japan · April 2025
Visas issued at Tokyo in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,585 | 29.4% | 1,141 | 1,272 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 995 | 18.4% | 917 | 934 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 390 | 7.2% | 266 | 337 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 369 | 6.8% | 320 | 355 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 344 | 6.4% | 341 | 265 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 343 | 6.4% | 189 | 378 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 288 | 5.3% | 349 | 283 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 244 | 4.5% | 222 | 222 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 153 | 2.8% | 59 | 68 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 99 | 1.8% | 139 | 90 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 97 | 1.8% | 108 | 148 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 71 | 1.3% | 71 | 55 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 51 | 0.9% | 46 | 18 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 43 | 0.8% | 21 | 20 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 41 | 0.8% | 22 | 35 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 38 | 0.7% | 25 | 23 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 35 | 0.6% | 72 | 71 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 34 | 0.6% | 13 | 19 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 33 | 0.6% | 8 | 27 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 30 | 0.6% | 0 | 15 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 25 | 0.5% | 22 | 36 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 21 | 0.4% | 16 | 16 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 17 | 0.3% | 15 | 26 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 12 | 0.2% | 2 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 9 | 0.2% | 19 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0.1% | 19 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 7 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 41 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 83 | 58% | 74 | 95 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 16 | 11.2% | 0 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 6.3% | 6 | 12 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 5.6% | 5 | 4 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 3.5% | 5 | 4 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 2.8% | 8 | 11 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 2.1% | 3 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 2.1% | 7 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 3 | 2.1% | 4 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 5 |
Context
| April 2025 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,394 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +20% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +13% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 143 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 39 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 24 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in April 2025?
5,394 nonimmigrant visas and 143 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 45th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
March 2025: 4,494 nonimmigrant visas (+20% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 4,770 (+13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,585 (29.4%), E2 995 (18.4%), A2 390 (7.2%), C1/D 369 (6.8%), L2 344 (6.4%).
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 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.