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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from China - Mainland, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
61,525

That is 23,404 fewer than in January 2026 (84,929) — ▼ -27.6%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-27.6% vs January 2026 (84,929)▼-29.9% vs February 2025 (87,724)

All published months together: 7,067,356

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors57,34778,024▼ -26.5%−20,677
Temporary workers2,4943,586▼ -30.5%−1,092
Exchange visitors562847▼ -33.6%−285
Students5451,263▼ -56.8%−718
Transit and crew396976▼ -59.4%−580
Diplomats and international organizations130171▼ -24.0%−41
Fiancé(e)s and their children3733▲ +12.1%+4
Other1429▼ -51.7%−15

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B257,25777,824▼ -26.4%−20,567
H1B1,3292,063▼ -35.6%−734
J1490726▼ -32.5%−236
F14881,178▼ -58.6%−690
L1450511▼ -11.9%−61
C1/D388952▼ -59.2%−564
L2286313▼ -8.6%−27
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China - Mainland: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,044,147
  • 2026146,454
050K100K150K200KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January82,61684,929▲ +2.8%
February87,72461,525▼ -29.9%
March109,135––
April104,774––
May94,322––
June77,211––
July83,087––
August82,652––
September92,098––
October73,647––
November74,530––
December82,351–

When is it busy? China - Mainland

Busiest month: January (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.1%
4.9%
6.8%
6.5%
9.8%
11.7%
10.2%
8.1%
6.0%
6.0%
7.5%
7.5%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050K100K150K200KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17161,195
Apr '17106,021
May '17180,858
Jun '17188,420
Jul '17164,869
Aug '17154,529
Sep '17116,563
Oct '1788,843
Nov '17104,822
Dec '17104,480
Jan '18123,806
Feb '1870,867
Mar '18
▼ -19.9%−35
H4118344▼ -65.7%−226
B182177▼ -53.7%−95
J272121▼ -40.5%−49
G45855▲ +5.5%+3
F24972▼ -31.9%−23
O24645▲ +2.2%+1
P13722▲ +68.2%+15
K13429▲ +17.2%+5
G22725▲ +8.0%+2
P32646▼ -43.5%−20
O32436▼ -33.3%−12
A22223▼ -4.3%−1
A11653▼ -69.8%−37
TD1210▲ +20.0%+2
Q1109▲ +11.1%+1
E292▲ +350.0%+7
B2823▼ -65.2%−15
C1819▼ -57.9%−11
M1813▼ -38.5%−5
CW189▼ -11.1%−1
G1715▼ -53.3%−8
I414▼ -71.4%−10
K234▼ -25.0%−1
R232▲ +50.0%+1
CW222▲ +0.0%+0
P413▼ -66.7%−2
E3D12▼ -50.0%−1
R111▲ +0.0%+0
C304▼ -100.0%−4
C4/D303▼ -100.0%−3
D01▼ -100.0%−1
E2C01▼ -100.0%−1
H301▼ -100.0%−1
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127,917
Apr '18140,801
May '18160,293
Jun '18158,449
Jul '18160,114
Aug '18135,872
Sep '1888,538
Oct '1888,183
Nov '1893,001
Dec '1894,351
Jan '19107,460
Feb '1960,336
Mar '19109,728
Apr '19117,971
May '19142,477
Jun '19146,501
Jul '19121,505
Aug '1994,541
Sep '1970,045
Oct '1971,936
Nov '1977,059
Dec '1989,398
Jan '2065,890
Feb '205,915
Mar '203,502
Apr '20334
May '20281
Jun '20577
Jul '20579
Aug '20833
Sep '20934
Oct '201,048
Nov '20941
Dec '201,674
Jan '211,016
Feb '21766
Mar '211,518
Apr '211,290
May '2124,222
Jun '2136,131
Jul '2124,480
Aug '2111,938
Sep '213,764
Oct '213,860
Nov '2112,348
Dec '2113,137
Jan '226,897
Feb '225,734
Mar '227,628
Apr '226,915
May '2215,577
Jun '2228,677
Jul '2226,269
Aug '2219,608
Sep '2214,898
Oct '2214,349
Nov '2216,462
Dec '2212,242
Jan '2319,877
Feb '2323,946
Mar '2346,906
Apr '2346,331
May '2350,331
Jun '2354,846
Jul '2345,895
Aug '2348,458
Sep '2338,372
Oct '2343,776
Nov '2355,111
Dec '2346,393
Jan '2463,153
Feb '2448,543
Mar '2467,235
Apr '2474,097
May '2489,145
Jun '2482,181
Jul '2491,769
Aug '2486,799
Sep '2471,105
Oct '2479,195
Nov '2488,616
Dec '24100,692
Jan '2582,616
Feb '2587,724
Mar '25109,135
Apr '25104,774
May '2594,322
Jun '2577,211
Jul '2583,087
Aug '2582,652
Sep '2592,098
Oct '2573,647
Nov '2574,530
Dec '2582,351
Jan '2684,929
Feb '2661,525

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B2891,230
  2. F155,295
  3. H1B22,324
  4. J112,109
  5. C1/D10,483

Explore China - Mainland by period

Total visas issued
92,098
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · September
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By month · latest 12 months

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China - Mainland · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202582,351
  • Jan 202684,929
  • Feb 202661,525
Dec 2025
82,35136% of selected
Jan 2026
84,92937% of selected
Feb 2026
61,52527% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2,578 (3.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 20,826 (25.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 82,35184,92961,525
Total82,35184,92961,525