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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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J2 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
72

That is 49 fewer than in January 2026 (121) — ▼ -40.5%.

J2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-40.5% vs January 2026 (121)▼-61.1% vs February 2025 (185)

All published months together: 41,691

China - Mainland · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,002
  • 2026193
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Month20252026Change
January180121▼ -32.8%
February18572▼ -61.1%
March187––
April206––
May222––
June89––
July168––
August253––
September168––
October113––
November102––
December129––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · J2

Busiest month: January (16.6% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.6%
4.8%
5.5%
5.3%
6.4%
8.1%
10.8%
11.6%
7.9%
7.2%
7.5%
8.4%
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 · J2: 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 '17586
Apr '17387
May '17736
Jun '171,105
Jul '171,518
Aug '171,842
Sep '171,183
Oct '17918
Nov '171,194
Dec '17944
Jan '18890
Feb '18542
Mar '18
620
Apr '18521
May '18673
Jun '18881
Jul '181,715
Aug '181,562
Sep '18899
Oct '18969
Nov '18972
Dec '18852
Jan '19842
Feb '19500
Mar '19554
Apr '19533
May '19621
Jun '191,070
Jul '191,154
Aug '191,305
Sep '19818
Oct '19759
Nov '19744
Dec '19905
Jan '20563
Feb '2013
Mar '2020
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '206
Aug '204
Sep '2014
Oct '2012
Nov '2013
Dec '2019
Jan '213
Feb '219
Mar '2121
Apr '2122
May '2134
Jun '2166
Jul '21140
Aug '21133
Sep '21118
Oct '2179
Nov '21103
Dec '2190
Jan '2272
Feb '2261
Mar '2282
Apr '2267
May '2269
Jun '22159
Jul '22137
Aug '22165
Sep '22129
Oct '22110
Nov '22134
Dec '22123
Jan '23156
Feb '23163
Mar '23138
Apr '23180
May '23162
Jun '23276
Jul '23269
Aug '23369
Sep '23149
Oct '23188
Nov '23172
Dec '23295
Jan '24300
Feb '24147
Mar '24170
Apr '24187
May '24345
Jun '24301
Jul '24326
Aug '24240
Sep '24170
Oct '24230
Nov '24209
Dec '24248
Jan '25180
Feb '25185
Mar '25187
Apr '25206
May '25222
Jun '2589
Jul '25168
Aug '25253
Sep '25168
Oct '25113
Nov '25102
Dec '25129
Jan '26121
Feb '2672

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Total visas issued
222
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · J2 · May
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China - Mainland · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025129
  • Jan 2026121
  • Feb 202672
Dec 2025
12940% of selected
Jan 2026
12138% of selected
Feb 2026
7222% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (6.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 57 (44.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 12912172
Total12912172