China - Mainland · P3

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

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P3 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

That is 20 fewer than in January 2026 (46) — -43.5%.

P3 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-43.5% vs January 2026 (46)-72.9% vs February 2025 (96)

All published months together: 8,883

China - Mainland · P3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20251,182
202672

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	84	46	-45.2%
February	96	26	-72.9%
March	112	–	–
April	52	–	–
May	47	–	–
June	60	–	–
July	198	–	–
August	182	–	–
September	216	–	–
October	101	–	–
November	28	–	–
December	6	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · P3

Busiest month: August (17.8% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.1%

4.2%

3.7%

4.4%

4.3%

6.8%

15.2%

17.8%

12.4%

9.0%

3.9%

2.3%

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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 · P3: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	106
Apr '17	24
May '17	42
Jun '17	35
Jul '17	91
Aug '17	242
Sep '17	338
Oct '17	214
Nov '17	78
Dec '17	39
Jan '18	100
Feb '18	250
Mar '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6	46	26
Total	6	46	26

China - Mainland · P3

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