Tokyo’s H1B visa issuance rate

Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services
Before COVID, Tokyo issued 55.7 H1B visas in an average August. This August, 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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