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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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China - Mainland · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
450

That is 61 fewer than in January 2026 (511) — ▼ -11.9%.

L1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-11.9% vs January 2026 (511)▼-16.4% vs February 2025 (538)

All published months together: 36,294

China - Mainland · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256,611
  • 2026961
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Month20252026Change
January563511▼ -9.2%
February538450▼ -16.4%
March498––
April570––
May524––
June522––
July638––
August747––
September574––
October447––
November450––
December540––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · L1

Busiest month: January (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.2%
7.2%
7.9%
5.5%
6.1%
7.2%
8.0%
10.2%
8.3%
7.6%
8.2%
8.6%
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.

China - Mainland · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial3,086
FY2018 4,747
FY2019 5,024
FY2020 1,630
FY2021 808
FY2022 2,191
FY2023 3,775
FY2024 5,734
FY2025 6,901
FY2026 partial2,398

Explore China - Mainland by period

Total visas issued
6,471
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · L1
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China - Mainland · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025540
  • Jan 2026511
  • Feb 2026450
Dec 2025
54036% of selected
Jan 2026
51134% of selected
Feb 2026
45030% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (5.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 90 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 540511450
Total540511450