China - Mainland · B1

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

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B1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

That is 95 fewer than in January 2026 (177) — -53.7%.

B1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-53.7% vs January 2026 (177)-74.0% vs February 2025 (315)

All published months together: 11,403

China - Mainland · B1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	296	177	-40.2%
February	315	82	-74.0%
March	401	–	–
April	240	–	–
May	212	–	–
June	224	–	–
July	439	–	–
August	267	–	–
September	195	–	–
October	87	–	–
November	158	–	–
December	200	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · B1

Busiest month: January (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.7%

6.4%

9.7%

7.1%

6.5%

5.8%

8.2%

9.0%

7.2%

8.7%

9.7%

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 · B1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	22
Apr '17	14
May '17	46
Jun '17	37
Jul '17	48
Aug '17	45
Sep '17	63
Oct '17	38
Nov '17	32
Dec '17	36
Jan '18	20
Feb '18	13
Mar '18	33

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	200	177	82
Total	200	177	82

China - Mainland · B1

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