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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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O2 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
46

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (45) — ▲ +2.2%.

O2 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+2.2% vs January 2026 (45)▲+15.0% vs February 2025 (40)

All published months together: 2,048

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China - Mainland · Visa class O2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 202645
  • Feb 202646
Dec 2025
66% of selected
Jan 2026
4546% of selected
Feb 2026
4647% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 39 (650.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 40 (666.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 64546
Total64546

China - Mainland · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025454
  • 202691
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5845▼ -22.4%
February4046▲ +15.0%
March3––
April15––
May5––
June3––
July31––
August216––
September52––
October4––
November21––
December6––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · O2

Busiest month: August (27.8% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.3%
2.5%
4.8%
7.2%
2.3%
7.5%
4.6%
27.8%
12.9%
4.8%
7.2%
2.0%
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 · O2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1722
Apr '175
May '174
Jun '1718
Jul '1758
Aug '1724
Sep '1711
Oct '1711
Nov '175
Dec '1755
Jan '1843
Feb '1814
Mar '1862
Apr '189
May '1820
Jun '185
Jul '1812
Aug '1853
Sep '1812
Oct '1841
Nov '1855
Dec '185
Jan '194
Feb '197
Mar '196
Apr '1927
May '196
Jun '195
Jul '193
Aug '1921
Sep '1921
Oct '197
Nov '195
Dec '195
Jan '2021
Feb '200
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '212
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '221
Feb '220
Mar '225
Apr '223
May '222
Jun '221
Jul '2233
Aug '2269
Sep '2240
Oct '2221
Nov '223
Dec '220
Jan '232
Feb '230
Mar '233
Apr '231
May '234
Jun '235
Jul '235
Aug '2399
Sep '23107
Oct '234
Nov '234
Dec '238
Jan '2447
Feb '244
Mar '245
Apr '247
May '2412
Jun '245
Jul '2414
Aug '24241
Sep '2414
Oct '2424
Nov '2416
Dec '245
Jan '2558
Feb '2540
Mar '253
Apr '2515
May '255
Jun '253
Jul '2531
Aug '25216
Sep '2552
Oct '254
Nov '2521
Dec '256
Jan '2645
Feb '2646

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