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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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China - Mainland · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
57,257

That is 20,567 fewer than in January 2026 (77,824) — ▼ -26.4%.

B1/B2 visas made up 93.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 91.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-26.4% vs January 2026 (77,824)▼-29.2% vs February 2025 (80,887)

All published months together: 5,687,922

China - Mainland · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025911,421
  • 2026135,081
050K100K150K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January74,38577,824▲ +4.6%
February80,88757,257▼ -29.2%
March101,054––
April91,544––
May73,017––
June63,312––
July66,855––
August66,549––
September84,363––
October68,151––
November68,246––
December73,058––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · B1/B2

Busiest month: January (16.2% of a typical year). Quietest: February (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.2%
5.3%
7.6%
6.9%
6.8%
6.4%
6.4%
7.0%
6.7%
6.9%
11.7%
12.1%
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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050K100K150K200KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17151,952
Apr '1797,183
May '17150,685
Jun '17143,159
Jul '17127,263
Aug '17131,193
Sep '17103,883
Oct '1779,422
Nov '1792,815
Dec '1787,737
Jan '18110,752
Feb '18
62,184
Mar '18117,539
Apr '18128,095
May '18130,953
Jun '18117,757
Jul '18121,556
Aug '18115,769
Sep '1877,297
Oct '1877,496
Nov '1881,026
Dec '1878,284
Jan '1992,942
Feb '1953,002
Mar '1998,682
Apr '19102,535
May '19110,219
Jun '1998,823
Jul '1987,402
Aug '1973,912
Sep '1958,887
Oct '1961,516
Nov '1965,792
Dec '1969,745
Jan '2054,106
Feb '204,875
Mar '202,734
Apr '2081
May '2046
Jun '2030
Jul '2030
Aug '2033
Sep '2030
Oct '2059
Nov '2074
Dec '2082
Jan '2181
Feb '2182
Mar '21149
Apr '21147
May '21166
Jun '21234
Jul '21284
Aug '21303
Sep '21375
Oct '21480
Nov '215,148
Dec '216,518
Jan '223,989
Feb '223,408
Mar '225,027
Apr '223,815
May '225,235
Jun '226,802
Jul '227,814
Aug '2210,373
Sep '2210,485
Oct '2210,432
Nov '2210,984
Dec '226,702
Jan '2313,212
Feb '2318,137
Mar '2339,409
Apr '2337,325
May '2330,500
Jun '2326,078
Jul '2318,221
Aug '2326,146
Sep '2330,596
Oct '2335,423
Nov '2345,334
Dec '2332,346
Jan '2451,808
Feb '2441,020
Mar '2458,624
Apr '2461,889
May '2463,824
Jun '2454,046
Jul '2465,075
Aug '2473,723
Sep '2463,347
Oct '2470,746
Nov '2478,401
Dec '2487,520
Jan '2574,385
Feb '2580,887
Mar '25101,054
Apr '2591,544
May '2573,017
Jun '2563,312
Jul '2566,855
Aug '2566,549
Sep '2584,363
Oct '2568,151
Nov '2568,246
Dec '2573,058
Jan '2677,824
Feb '2657,257

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Total visas issued
91,544
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · B1/B2 · April
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China - Mainland · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202573,058
  • Jan 202677,824
  • Feb 202657,257
Dec 2025
73,05835% of selected
Jan 2026
77,82437% of selected
Feb 2026
57,25728% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4,766 (6.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 15,801 (21.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 73,05877,82457,257
Total73,05877,82457,257