Osaka/Kobe’s I visa issuance rate

Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children
Before COVID, Osaka/Kobe issued 5.3 I visas in an average August. This August, they issued 11. It seems like Osaka/Kobe is hard at work catching up on their backlog from COVID.
visas0369121518Jul 2019Feb 2020Sep 2020Apr 2021Nov 2021Jun 2022Jan 2023Aug 2023Mar 2024
Source: The U.S. Department of State’s Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuance Statistics.
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