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L1 visas issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · February 2026
2

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (0).

L1 visas made up 1.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-33.3% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 114

British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202514
  • 20262
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Month20252026Change
January30▼ -100.0%
February32▼ -33.3%
March2––
April1––
May1––
June2––
July0––
August1––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · L1

Busiest month: January (16.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.5%
11.7%
10.4%
2.8%
9.1%
11.3%
6.0%
8.4%
9.9%
5.8%
3.5%
4.6%
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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '171
Jun '171
Jul '172
Aug '172
Sep '171
Oct '172
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '182
Mar '181
Apr '180
May '180
Jun '184
Jul '181
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '182
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '193
Feb '190
Mar '191
Apr '191
May '191
Jun '193
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '205
Feb '202
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '213
Jun '211
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '214
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '221
Feb '222
Mar '221
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '221
Jul '220
Aug '226
Sep '221
Oct '220
Nov '222
Dec '221
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '233
Jun '231
Jul '230
Aug '231
Sep '233
Oct '231
Nov '231
Dec '232
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '243
Apr '240
May '241
Jun '240
Jul '243
Aug '241
Sep '240
Oct '242
Nov '240
Dec '241
Jan '253
Feb '253
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '251
Jun '252
Jul '250
Aug '251
Sep '251
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '262

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Latest 12 months · British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · L1
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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
2100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 002
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