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Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

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B1/B2 visas issued to people from Hong Kong S.A.R. · February 2026
2,630

That is 667 fewer than in January 2026 (3,297) — -20.2%.

B1/B2 visas made up 93.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 92.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-20.2% vs January 2026 (3,297)-34.7% vs February 2025 (4,029)

All published months together: 167,607

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Hong Kong S.A.R. · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,709
  • Jan 20263,297
  • Feb 20262,630
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  • Jan 2026 is 588 (21.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 79 (2.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2,7093,2972,630
Total2,7093,2972,630
Total visas issued
39,186
Latest 12 months · Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2

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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B239,186
  2. F12,027
  3. C1/D1,329
  4. J1450
  5. H1B257
  6. O2254

Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202540,972
  • 20265,927
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Month20252026Change
January3,6843,297 -10.5%
February4,0292,630 -34.7%
March4,853––
April3,661––
May4,348––
June3,782––
July1,904––
August2,392––
September3,934––
October3,212––
November2,464––
December2,709––

When is it busy? Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2

Busiest month: May (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 4 full years (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.

Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2: all published months

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020K40K60K80K2021partial20222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2021 partial2,066
2022 22,128
2023 45,548
2024 50,966
2025 40,972
2026 partial5,927