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China - Mainland · 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 China - Mainland · February 2026
1,329

That is 734 fewer than in January 2026 (2,063) — -35.6%.

H1B visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-35.6% vs January 2026 (2,063)-28.4% vs February 2025 (1,855)

All published months together: 155,306

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China - Mainland · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,087
  • Jan 20262,063
  • Feb 20261,329
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,024 (33.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,758 (56.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3,0872,0631,329
Total3,0872,0631,329
Total visas issued
22,324
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · H1B
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2891,230
  2. F155,295
  3. H1B22,324
  4. J112,109
  5. C1/D10,483
  6. L16,471

China - Mainland · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202523,733
  • 20263,392
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2,9462,063 -30.0%
February1,8551,329 -28.4%
March1,426––
April1,666––
May1,690––
June1,884––
July1,657––
August1,785––
September1,920––
October1,849––
November1,968––
December3,087––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · H1B

Busiest month: January (18.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

China - Mainland · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010K20K30K40KFY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial10,560
FY2019 28,365
FY2020 14,673
FY2021 2,361
FY2022 6,083
FY2023 23,526
FY2024 31,762
FY2025 27,680
FY2026 partial10,296