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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport

How many U.S. visas were issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport, and how that changed.

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Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.

Visas issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · February 2026
115

That is 31 fewer than in January 2026 (146) — -21.2%.

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-21.2% vs January 2026 (146)-47.5% vs February 2025 (219)

All published months together: 13,282

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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025147
  • Jan 2026146
  • Feb 2026115
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (0.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 32 (21.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 147146115
Total147146115
Total visas issued
1,701
Latest 12 months · British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport

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2011681801517785175133123147146115
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Top visa types

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

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors105139 -24.5%−34
Temporary workers33 +0.0%+0
Transit and crew31 +200.0%+2
Diplomats and international organizations20new+2
Exchange visitors11 +0.0%+0
Other10new+1
Students02 -100.0%−2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2105139 -24.5%−34
C1/D31 +200.0%+2
G420new+2
L120new+2
J111 +0.0%+0
E2C10new+1
O110new+1
H1B03 -100.0%−3
M102 -100.0%−2

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

compared with
  • 20251,838
  • 2026261
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Month20252026Change
January179146 -18.4%
February219115 -47.5%
March201––
April168––
May180––
June151––
July77––
August85––
September175––
October133––
November123––
December147––

When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport

Busiest month: January (13.4% 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: all published months

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01K2K3K4K2019partial20202021partial20222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2019 partial1,050
2020 1,179
2021 partial1,038
2022 2,204
2023 3,010
2024 2,702
2025 1,838
2026 partial261