Tokyo · Japan · June 2025
Visas issued at Tokyo in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,249 | 21.7% | 829 | 1,121 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 830 | 14.4% | 454 | 1,182 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 802 | 13.9% | 336 | 1,248 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 575 | 10% | 194 | 805 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 386 | 6.7% | 146 | 371 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 360 | 6.3% | 302 | 409 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 349 | 6.1% | 368 | 477 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 249 | 4.3% | 140 | 258 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 118 | 2% | 72 | 143 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 105 | 1.8% | 57 | 60 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 95 | 1.6% | 48 | 131 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 74 | 1.3% | 29 | 30 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 72 | 1.3% | 39 | 41 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 71 | 1.2% | 60 | 79 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 69 | 1.2% | 61 | 139 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 44 | 0.8% | 38 | 94 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 38 | 0.7% | 15 | 33 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 37 | 0.6% | 17 | 44 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 32 | 0.6% | 21 | 27 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 31 | 0.5% | 12 | 22 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 30 | 0.5% | 17 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 25 | 0.4% | 16 | 42 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 25 | 0.4% | 2 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 24 | 0.4% | 5 | 30 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 22 | 0.4% | 18 | 25 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 13 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 18 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 7 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 7 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 72 | 55.4% | 68 | 108 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 13 | 10% | 8 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 12 | 9.2% | 6 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 6.2% | 4 | 24 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 5.4% | 9 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 4.6% | 0 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 3.1% | 0 | 12 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 2.3% | 0 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1.5% | 7 | 10 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 12 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| June 2025 | Tokyo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,758 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | +73% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 130 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tokyo issue in June 2025?
5,758 nonimmigrant visas and 130 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 37th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tokyo?
May 2025: 3,323 nonimmigrant visas (+73% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 6,914 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,249 (21.7%), E2 830 (14.4%), F1 802 (13.9%), J1 575 (10%), L2 386 (6.7%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.