China - Mainland · L2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of China - Mainland
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L2 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

286

That is 27 fewer than in January 2026 (313) — -8.6%.

L2 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-8.6% vs January 2026 (313)-18.1% vs February 2025 (349)

All published months together: 30,596

China - Mainland · L2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20254,922
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	430	313	-27.2%
February	349	286	-18.1%
March	363	–	–
April	426	–	–
May	384	–	–
June	519	–	–
July	612	–	–
August	565	–	–
September	334	–	–
October	306	–	–
November	257	–	–
December	377	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · L2

Busiest month: January (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.2%

6.1%

7.8%

5.4%

5.9%

8.3%

9.9%

11.6%

7.5%

6.8%

7.8%

8.0%

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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 · L2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	434
Apr '17	296
May '17	383
Jun '17	461
Jul '17	607
Aug '17	579
Sep '17	444
Oct '17	274
Nov '17	349
Dec '17	388
Jan '18	364
Feb '18	341
Mar '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	377	313	286
Total	377	313	286

China - Mainland · L2

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