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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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China - Mainland · C1/D

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C1/D visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
388

That is 564 fewer than in January 2026 (952) — ▼ -59.2%.

C1/D visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-59.2% vs January 2026 (952)▼-42.6% vs February 2025 (676)

All published months together: 88,496

China - Mainland · C1/D: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202510,386
  • 20261,340
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January567952▲ +67.9%
February676388▼ -42.6%
March1,123––
April1,075––
May786––
June749––
July728––
August941––
September1,154––
October671––
November922––
December994––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · C1/D

Busiest month: August (10.9% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.2%
4.7%
8.2%
7.3%
6.7%
7.9%
8.5%
10.9%
9.7%
9.6%
9.8%
8.5%
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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 · C1/D: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,140
Apr '17749
May '171,432
Jun '171,149
Jul '171,017
Aug '171,322
Sep '171,226
Oct '17879
Nov '171,057
Dec '17886
Jan '18954
Feb '18450
Mar '181,223
Apr '181,065
May '181,184
Jun '181,247
Jul '181,187
Aug '181,531
Sep '181,283
Oct '181,410
Nov '181,601
Dec '181,460
Jan '191,310
Feb '19965
Mar '191,816
Apr '191,569
May '191,414
Jun '191,418
Jul '191,534
Aug '191,533
Sep '191,345
Oct '191,330
Nov '191,411
Dec '191,453
Jan '20965
Feb '2090
Mar '207
Apr '20159
May '20171
Jun '20435
Jul '20259
Aug '20258
Sep '20398
Oct '20543
Nov '20396
Dec '20627
Jan '21163
Feb '2159
Mar '21297
Apr '21286
May '2193
Jun '21287
Jul '21458
Aug '21635
Sep '21333
Oct '21481
Nov '21511
Dec '21279
Jan '22303
Feb '22263
Mar '22313
Apr '22218
May '22195
Jun '22337
Jul '22423
Aug '22722
Sep '22614
Oct '22348
Nov '22376
Dec '2276
Jan '23360
Feb '23662
Mar '231,092
Apr '23617
May '23779
Jun '23576
Jul '23624
Aug '231,007
Sep '23907
Oct '231,019
Nov '231,001
Dec '23946
Jan '241,006
Feb '24669
Mar '241,103
Apr '241,118
May '241,262
Jun '24960
Jul '241,162
Aug '241,011
Sep '24978
Oct '241,118
Nov '241,065
Dec '24800
Jan '25567
Feb '25676
Mar '251,123
Apr '251,075
May '25786
Jun '25749
Jul '25728
Aug '25941
Sep '251,154
Oct '25671
Nov '25922
Dec '25994
Jan '26952
Feb '26388

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Total visas issued
388
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · C1/D · February
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China - Mainland · Visa class C1/D · One total per month
  • Dec 2025994
  • Jan 2026952
  • Feb 2026388
Dec 2025
99443% of selected
Jan 2026
95241% of selected
Feb 2026
38817% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 42 (4.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 606 (61.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 994952388
Total994952388