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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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L1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
450

That is 61 fewer than in January 2026 (511) — ▼ -11.9%.

L1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-11.9% vs January 2026 (511)▼-16.4% vs February 2025 (538)

All published months together: 36,294

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China - Mainland · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20256,611
  • 2026961
0200400600800JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January563511▼ -9.2%
February538450▼ -16.4%
March498––
April570––
May524––
June522––
July638––
August747––
September574––
October447––
November450––
December540––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · L1

Busiest month: January (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.2%
7.2%
7.9%
5.5%
6.1%
7.2%
8.0%
10.2%
8.3%
7.6%
8.2%
8.6%
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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17487
Apr '17282
May '17409
Jun '17419
Jul '17513
Aug '17523
Sep '17453
Oct '17337
Nov '17398
Dec '17360
Jan '18407
Feb '18387
Mar '18
409
Apr '18365
May '18373
Jun '18391
Jul '18416
Aug '18481
Sep '18423
Oct '18359
Nov '18319
Dec '18332
Jan '19519
Feb '19334
Mar '19439
Apr '19396
May '19432
Jun '19463
Jul '19480
Aug '19507
Sep '19444
Oct '19459
Nov '19298
Dec '19402
Jan '20351
Feb '2056
Mar '2056
Apr '203
May '200
Jun '204
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '200
Oct '205
Nov '204
Dec '2026
Jan '2117
Feb '2118
Mar '2151
Apr '2125
May '2160
Jun '21121
Jul '21139
Aug '21206
Sep '21136
Oct '21114
Nov '21204
Dec '21180
Jan '22150
Feb '22154
Mar '22177
Apr '22123
May '22137
Jun '22189
Jul '22230
Aug '22280
Sep '22253
Oct '22205
Nov '22234
Dec '22178
Jan '23342
Feb '23378
Mar '23394
Apr '23266
May '23266
Jun '23309
Jul '23311
Aug '23494
Sep '23398
Oct '23426
Nov '23430
Dec '23406
Jan '24560
Feb '24434
Mar '24441
Apr '24395
May '24507
Jun '24413
Jul '24510
Aug '24650
Sep '24562
Oct '24573
Nov '24581
Dec '24573
Jan '25563
Feb '25538
Mar '25498
Apr '25570
May '25524
Jun '25522
Jul '25638
Aug '25747
Sep '25574
Oct '25447
Nov '25450
Dec '25540
Jan '26511
Feb '26450
Total visas issued
540
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · L1 · December
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China - Mainland · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025540
  • Jan 2026511
  • Feb 2026450
Dec 2025
54036% of selected
Jan 2026
51134% of selected
Feb 2026
45030% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 29 (5.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 90 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 540511450
Total540511450