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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

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B1/B2 visas issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · February 2026
105

That is 34 fewer than in January 2026 (139) — -24.5%.

B1/B2 visas made up 91.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 95.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-24.5% vs January 2026 (139)-49.3% vs February 2025 (207)

All published months together: 12,401

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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025121
  • Jan 2026139
  • Feb 2026105
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  • Jan 2026 is 18 (14.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 16 (13.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 121139105
Total121139105
Total visas issued
1,585
Latest 12 months · British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2

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1931591651416976170127120121139105
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B21,585
  2. H1B23
  3. J114
  4. C1/D13
  5. F110
  6. L110

British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,714
  • 2026244
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January166139 -16.3%
February207105 -49.3%
March193––
April159––
May165––
June141––
July69––
August76––
September170––
October127––
November120––
December121––

When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2

Busiest month: January (13.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2020FY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 1,865
FY2021 partial950
FY2022 1,531
FY2023 2,870
FY2024 2,715
FY2025 1,858
FY2026 partial612