Tokyo’s H1B visa issuance rate

Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services

Before COVID, Tokyo issued 47 H1B visas in an average May. This May, they issued 77. It seems like Tokyo is hard at work catching up on their backlog from COVID.

Source: The U.S. Department of State’s Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuance Statistics.
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