Tokyo · Japan · May 2025
Visas issued at Tokyo in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 829 | 24.9% | 1,585 | 1,063 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 454 | 13.7% | 995 | 737 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 368 | 11.1% | 390 | 300 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 336 | 10.1% | 343 | 727 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 302 | 9.1% | 369 | 369 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 194 | 5.8% | 244 | 456 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 146 | 4.4% | 344 | 232 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 140 | 4.2% | 288 | 264 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 72 | 2.2% | 97 | 101 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 61 | 1.8% | 99 | 87 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 60 | 1.8% | 71 | 77 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 57 | 1.7% | 153 | 87 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 48 | 1.4% | 25 | 95 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 39 | 1.2% | 51 | 43 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 38 | 1.1% | 0 | 10 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 29 | 0.9% | 41 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 21 | 0.6% | 35 | 58 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 18 | 0.5% | 9 | 19 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.5% | 34 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 17 | 0.5% | 43 | 30 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16 | 0.5% | 17 | 28 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 15 | 0.5% | 21 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.4% | 38 | 19 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0.2% | 1 | 20 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 17 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.2% | 30 | 12 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 12 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 33 | 16 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 5 | 14 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 32 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 68 | 59.1% | 83 | 89 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 9 | 7.8% | 16 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 8 | 7% | 3 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 6.1% | 9 | 18 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 6 | 5.2% | 8 | 10 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 3.5% | 0 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 3.5% | 1 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.7% | 0 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,323 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -38% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -33% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 115 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 0.5 months; H, L, O, P, Q 0.5 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in May 2025?
3,323 nonimmigrant visas and 115 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 59th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
April 2025: 5,394 nonimmigrant visas (-38% to May 2025). May 2024: 4,980 (-33%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 829 (24.9%), E2 454 (13.7%), A2 368 (11.1%), F1 336 (10.1%), C1/D 302 (9.1%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.