China - Mainland · M1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of China - Mainland
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M1 visas issued to people from China - Mainland · February 2026

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (13) — -38.5%.

M1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-38.5% vs January 2026 (13)-55.6% vs February 2025 (18)

All published months together: 6,745

China - Mainland · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025190
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	8	13	+62.5%
February	18	8	-55.6%
March	16	–	–
April	7	–	–
May	12	–	–
June	3	–	–
July	4	–	–
August	61	–	–
September	13	–	–
October	10	–	–
November	28	–	–
December	10	–	–

When is it busy? China - Mainland · M1

Busiest month: January (16.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.5%

8.4%

7.4%

5.0%

6.3%

8.3%

7.4%

10.2%

7.7%

5.0%

8.4%

9.3%

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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 · M1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	160
Apr '17	89
May '17	166
Jun '17	162
Jul '17	227
Aug '17	280
Sep '17	270
Oct '17	130
Nov '17	281
Dec '17	194
Jan '18	150
Feb '18	70
Mar '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	10	13	8
Total	10	13	8

China - Mainland · M1

China - Mainland · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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