Official statistics
Source: Immigration Control Statistics, Table 06, 2020-11 to 2026-08. Only per-bureau counts are published, with no breakdown by route. Pending = total received − total completed. Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka exclude Yokohama, Kobe and Naha.
Approval rate, last 12 months
53%
Pending cases, 2026-08
96,018cases
Wait implied by backlog
463days
6,315 completed per month
80 days longer than 3 months agoBased on official pending and completed counts, excluding user submissions. It changes only when official data is updated.