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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

O1 visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 37

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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
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Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
1100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
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British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 20254
  • 20261
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January00–
February11▲ +0.0%
March1––
April0––
May0––
June0––
July1––
August0––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport · O1

Busiest month: December (24.7% of a typical year). Quietest: January (0.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

0.0%
11.5%
13.2%
4.9%
9.8%
0.0%
5.2%
4.9%
5.2%
1.8%
18.8%
24.7%
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 · O1: all published months

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01234Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '170
Nov '171
Dec '172
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '190
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '193
Jan '200
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '220
Mar '221
Apr '220
May '221
Jun '220
Jul '221
Aug '220
Sep '221
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '222
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '231
Apr '231
May '232
Jun '230
Jul '230
Aug '231
Sep '230
Oct '231
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '240
Feb '240
Mar '242
Apr '241
May '240
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '240
Oct '240
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '251
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '261

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