China - Mainland · F2

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

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F2 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

That is 23 fewer than in January 2026 (72) — -31.9%.

F2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-31.9% vs January 2026 (72)-38.0% vs February 2025 (79)

All published months together: 14,466

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China - Mainland · F2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	116	72	-37.9%
February	79	49	-38.0%
March	101	–	–
April	104	–	–
May	132	–	–
June	80	–	–
July	90	–	–
August	149	–	–
September	66	–	–
October	62	–	–
November	42	–	–
December	78	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · F2

Busiest month: January (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.4%

4.5%

5.4%

5.8%

9.1%

11.8%

12.9%

11.5%

5.7%

6.2%

5.9%

7.7%

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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 · F2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	184
Apr '17	151
May '17	329
Jun '17	407
Jul '17	441
Aug '17	320
Sep '17	198
Oct '17	167
Nov '17	171
Dec '17	214
Jan '18	221
Feb '18	126
Mar '18

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