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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · February 2026
0

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -100.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (3)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 179

British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202527
  • 20263
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Month20252026Change
January33▲ +0.0%
February40▼ -100.0%
March1––
April2––
May2––
June2––
July3––
August3––
September1––
October1––
November0––
December5––

When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · H1B

Busiest month: December (23.7% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.0%
6.4%
2.0%
7.2%
5.0%
3.4%
10.9%
7.3%
6.2%
6.6%
9.3%
23.7%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.557.510Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '171
May '171
Jun '173
Jul '171
Aug '171
Sep '172
Oct '171
Nov '172
Dec '177
Jan '183
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '181
Aug '183
Sep '182
Oct '181
Nov '181
Dec '187
Jan '192
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '190
Jul '193
Aug '191
Sep '192
Oct '190
Nov '192
Dec '193
Jan '203
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '203
Jan '211
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '212
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '221
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '220
Jul '225
Aug '221
Sep '222
Oct '221
Nov '222
Dec '2210
Jan '232
Feb '230
Mar '232
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '230
Jul '232
Aug '233
Sep '230
Oct '233
Nov '234
Dec '235
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '240
Apr '242
May '244
Jun '242
Jul '243
Aug '242
Sep '244
Oct '244
Nov '243
Dec '243
Jan '253
Feb '254
Mar '251
Apr '252
May '252
Jun '252
Jul '253
Aug '253
Sep '251
Oct '251
Nov '250
Dec '255
Jan '263
Feb '260

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Total visas issued
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Latest 12 months · British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · H1B
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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
563% of selected
Jan 2026
338% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (40.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 530
Total530