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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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China - Mainland · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026
490

That is 236 fewer than in January 2026 (726) — ▼ -32.5%.

J1 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-32.5% vs January 2026 (726)▼-39.3% vs February 2025 (807)

All published months together: 166,595

China - Mainland · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202512,344
  • 20261,216
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January644726▲ +12.7%
February807490▼ -39.3%
March1,197––
April1,698––
May2,044––
June725––
July1,445––
August1,372––
September645––
October509––
November567––
December691––

When is it busy? China - Mainland · J1

Busiest month: January (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: February (4.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.3%
4.1%
5.5%
7.1%
9.4%
10.3%
12.6%
10.5%
6.5%
5.4%
7.1%
8.2%
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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,950
Apr '172,369
May '174,778
Jun '174,816
Jul '175,110
Aug '175,748
Sep '173,405
Oct '172,209
Nov '172,405
Dec '172,510
Jan '182,021
Feb '181,251
Mar '18
2,476
Apr '183,561
May '184,402
Jun '184,526
Jul '185,746
Aug '185,091
Sep '182,812
Oct '182,365
Nov '182,298
Dec '182,560
Jan '192,114
Feb '191,218
Mar '192,325
Apr '194,722
May '194,503
Jun '195,732
Jul '194,389
Aug '194,713
Sep '192,836
Oct '192,113
Nov '191,809
Dec '192,693
Jan '201,421
Feb '20105
Mar '2071
Apr '2018
May '2011
Jun '208
Jul '2012
Aug '2045
Sep '2060
Oct '2054
Nov '2055
Dec '2065
Jan '2133
Feb '2170
Mar '2180
Apr '2182
May '21133
Jun '21458
Jul '21966
Aug '21647
Sep '21419
Oct '21334
Nov '21728
Dec '21726
Jan '22300
Feb '22318
Mar '22323
Apr '22284
May '22416
Jun '22934
Jul '22989
Aug '22881
Sep '22601
Oct '22446
Nov '22679
Dec '22678
Jan '23605
Feb '23499
Mar '23515
Apr '23617
May '231,249
Jun '231,662
Jul '231,606
Aug '231,367
Sep '23701
Oct '23661
Nov '23749
Dec '231,166
Jan '24993
Feb '24608
Mar '241,025
Apr '241,389
May '242,204
Jun '241,753
Jul '241,973
Aug '241,043
Sep '24737
Oct '24830
Nov '24993
Dec '241,064
Jan '25644
Feb '25807
Mar '251,197
Apr '251,698
May '252,044
Jun '25725
Jul '251,445
Aug '251,372
Sep '25645
Oct '25509
Nov '25567
Dec '25691
Jan '26726
Feb '26490

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Total visas issued
1,197
Latest 12 months · China - Mainland · J1 · March
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China - Mainland · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025691
  • Jan 2026726
  • Feb 2026490
Dec 2025
69136% of selected
Jan 2026
72638% of selected
Feb 2026
49026% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 35 (5.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 201 (29.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 691726490
Total691726490