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    Student and exchange visas at Tokyo

    As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a 1.5 months wait for the next student and exchange visa appointment at Tokyo, against a median of 15 days. 154 of 186 posts list a shorter wait.

    Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17

    Tokyo student wait over time

    Tokyo has ranged 2.1 days to 4 months across 24 months on record, so treat today's figure as a snapshot rather than a guarantee. The median over that time was 1 month.

    Jul 242.1 days – 4 monthsSep 26

    Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-09-17 · Coverage 2022-11/2026-09

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    The same wait elsewhere in Japan

    Student and exchange (F, M, J), from the same State Department table. Applicants can usually interview at any post in their country of residence.

    Student and exchange visas issued at Tokyo

    Tokyo issued 510 student and exchange visas in February 2026, 15% fewer than February 2025 (599). 9,935 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers F-1, M-1, J-1 and their dependants.

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Tokyo each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026510
    Jan 2026559
    Dec 2025829
    Nov 2025460
    Oct 2025719
    Sep 2025742
    Aug 20251,779
    Jul 2025806
    Jun 20251,563
    May 2025657
    Apr 2025720
    Mar 2025591
    Feb 2025599
    Jan 2025680
    Dec 2024667
    Nov 2024307
    Oct 2024348
    Sep 2024498
    Aug 2024947
    Jul 20242,242
    Jun 20242,348
    May 20241,384
    Apr 2024734
    Mar 2024882
    Feb 2024765
    Jan 2024629
    Dec 2023901
    Nov 2023426
    Oct 2023323
    Sep 2023395
    Aug 20231,003
    Jul 20232,518
    Jun 20232,627
    May 20231,548
    Apr 2023759
    Mar 2023725
    Feb 2023717
    Jan 2023701
    Dec 2022847
    Nov 2022471
    Oct 2022302
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    F1Academic student1833274,810
    J1Exchange visitor1721423,429
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child94921,053
    F2Academic student's spouse or child1224367
    M1Vocational student4914276

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

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    What F-1 Student Visa applicants report being asked

    These figures come from 440 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Tokyo alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

    53%

    Education questions

    In about 235 reports

    31%

    Financial questions

    In about 135 reports

    21%

    Employment questions

    In about 90 reports

    Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every F-1 Student Visa finding →

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    Where these figures come from

    The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.