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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from China - Mainland, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
61,525

That is 23,404 fewer than in January 2026 (84,929) — ▼ -27.6%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-27.6% vs January 2026 (84,929)▼-29.9% vs February 2025 (87,724)

All published months together: 7,067,356

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors57,34778,024▼ -26.5%−20,677
Temporary workers2,4943,586▼ -30.5%−1,092
Exchange visitors562847▼ -33.6%−285
Students5451,263▼ -56.8%−718
Transit and crew396976▼ -59.4%−580
Diplomats and international organizations130171▼ -24.0%−41
Fiancé(e)s and their children3733▲ +12.1%+4
Other1429▼ -51.7%−15

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B257,25777,824▼ -26.4%−20,567
H1B1,3292,063▼ -35.6%−734
J1490726▼ -32.5%−236
F14881,178▼ -58.6%−690
L1450511▼ -11.9%−61
C1/D388952▼ -59.2%−564
L2286313▼ -8.6%−27
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China - Mainland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,044,147
  • 2026146,454
050K100K150K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January82,61684,929▲ +2.8%
February87,72461,525▼ -29.9%
March109,135––
April104,774––
May94,322––
June77,211––
July83,087––
August82,652––
September92,098––
October73,647––
November74,530––
December82,351–

When is it busy? China - Mainland

Busiest month: January (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.1%
4.9%
6.8%
6.5%
9.8%
11.7%
10.2%
8.1%
6.0%
6.0%
7.5%
7.5%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0500K1M1.5M2MFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial1,072,455
FY2018 1,464,802
FY2019 1,246,099
FY2020 317,238
FY2021 108,788
FY2022 161,548
FY2023 418,015
FY2024 819,307
FY2025 1,082,122
FY2026 partial376,982
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▼ -19.9%−35
H4118344▼ -65.7%−226
B182177▼ -53.7%−95
J272121▼ -40.5%−49
G45855▲ +5.5%+3
F24972▼ -31.9%−23
O24645▲ +2.2%+1
P13722▲ +68.2%+15
K13429▲ +17.2%+5
G22725▲ +8.0%+2
P32646▼ -43.5%−20
O32436▼ -33.3%−12
A22223▼ -4.3%−1
A11653▼ -69.8%−37
TD1210▲ +20.0%+2
Q1109▲ +11.1%+1
E292▲ +350.0%+7
B2823▼ -65.2%−15
C1819▼ -57.9%−11
M1813▼ -38.5%−5
CW189▼ -11.1%−1
G1715▼ -53.3%−8
I414▼ -71.4%−10
K234▼ -25.0%−1
R232▲ +50.0%+1
CW222▲ +0.0%+0
P413▼ -66.7%−2
E3D12▼ -50.0%−1
R111▲ +0.0%+0
C304▼ -100.0%−4
C4/D303▼ -100.0%−3
D01▼ -100.0%−1
E2C01▼ -100.0%−1
H301▼ -100.0%−1
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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

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

Explore China - Mainland by period

Total visas issued
84,929
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · January
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China - Mainland · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202582,351
  • Jan 202684,929
  • Feb 202661,525
Dec 2025
82,35136% of selected
Jan 2026
84,92937% of selected
Feb 2026
61,52527% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2,578 (3.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 20,826 (25.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 82,35184,92961,525
Total82,35184,92961,525