China - Mainland · K1

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

Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

That is 5 more than in January 2026 (29) — +17.2%.

K1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+17.2% vs January 2026 (29)+47.8% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 5,192

China - Mainland · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025388
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	41	29	-29.3%
February	23	34	+47.8%
March	25	–	–
April	47	–	–
May	29	–	–
June	37	–	–
July	49	–	–
August	29	–	–
September	35	–	–
October	22	–	–
November	23	–	–
December	28	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · K1

Busiest month: January (14.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.3%

5.4%

7.1%

7.2%

7.6%

8.3%

9.5%

9.3%

7.8%

7.6%

8.3%

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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 · K1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	73
Apr '17	2
May '17	62
Jun '17	57
Jul '17	59
Aug '17	92
Sep '17	64
Oct '17	59
Nov '17	53
Dec '17	47
Jan '18	46
Feb '18	29
Mar '18	59

China - Mainland · K1

China - Mainland · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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