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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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R1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
1

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +0.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (1)▼-90.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 416

China - Mainland · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202557
  • 20262
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January71▼ -85.7%
February101▼ -90.0%
March4––
April6––
May3––
June3––
July3––
August6––
September5––
October5––
November2––
December3––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · R1

Busiest month: January (19.4% of a typical year). Quietest: March (5.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

19.4%
7.0%
5.2%
7.2%
10.1%
5.7%
6.0%
9.0%
7.8%
8.2%
8.8%
5.5%
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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '173
May '1714
Jun '175
Jul '179
Aug '173
Sep '177
Oct '179
Nov '1711
Dec '177
Jan '188
Feb '184
Mar '183
Apr '188
May '183
Jun '186
Jul '189
Aug '184
Sep '182
Oct '187
Nov '1810
Dec '182
Jan '196
Feb '196
Mar '1910
Apr '195
May '197
Jun '195
Jul '195
Aug '195
Sep '193
Oct '192
Nov '195
Dec '196
Jan '206
Feb '200
Mar '200
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 '210
May '212
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '212
Dec '210
Jan '225
Feb '224
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '224
Jun '222
Jul '221
Aug '225
Sep '224
Oct '223
Nov '220
Dec '220
Jan '232
Feb '232
Mar '233
Apr '233
May '234
Jun '234
Jul '232
Aug '2313
Sep '230
Oct '233
Nov '234
Dec '232
Jan '2410
Feb '244
Mar '241
Apr '249
May '246
Jun '245
Jul '249
Aug '241
Sep '243
Oct '248
Nov '244
Dec '245
Jan '257
Feb '2510
Mar '254
Apr '256
May '253
Jun '253
Jul '253
Aug '256
Sep '255
Oct '255
Nov '252
Dec '253
Jan '261
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
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China - Mainland · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
360% of selected
Jan 2026
120% of selected
Feb 2026
120% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 311
Total311