China - Mainland · C1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of China - Mainland
Creator: Visa Status

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

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (19) — -57.9%.

C1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-57.9% vs January 2026 (19)-61.9% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 4,437

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

Year compared with

2025243
202627

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	27	19	-29.6%
February	21	8	-61.9%
March	21	–	–
April	16	–	–
May	25	–	–
June	21	–	–
July	24	–	–
August	21	–	–
September	19	–	–
October	23	–	–
November	8	–	–
December	17	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · C1

Busiest month: January (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.8%

6.2%

6.8%

6.7%

8.0%

6.8%

10.6%

9.5%

7.1%

7.6%

9.3%

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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: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	109
Apr '17	61
May '17	107
Jun '17	77
Jul '17	129
Aug '17	112
Sep '17	95
Oct '17	93
Nov '17	61
Dec '17	79
Jan '18	76
Feb '18	53
Mar '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	17	19	8
Total	17	19	8

China - Mainland · C1

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

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