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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.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
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).
All published months together: 167,607
Compare months or years
- Dec 20252,709
- Jan 20263,297
- Feb 20262,630
- Jan 2026 is 588 (21.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 79 (2.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 2,709 | 3,297 | 2,630 |
| Total | 2,709 | 3,297 | 2,630 |
Hong Kong S.A.R. · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 202540,972
- 20265,927
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,684 | 3,297 | -10.5% |
| February | 4,029 | 2,630 | -34.7% |
| March | 4,853 | – | – |
| April | 3,661 | – | – |
| May | 4,348 | – | – |
| June | 3,782 | – | – |
| July | 1,904 | – | – |
| August | 2,392 | – | – |
| September | 3,934 | – | – |
| October | 3,212 | – | – |
| November | 2,464 | – | – |
| December | 2,709 | – | – |
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.
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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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '21 | 588 |
| Nov '21 | 820 |
| Dec '21 | 658 |
| Jan '22 | 632 |
| Feb '22 | 506 |
| Mar '22 | 386 |
| Apr '22 | 824 |
| May '22 | 1,652 |
| Jun '22 | 1,995 |
| Jul '22 | 2,450 |
| Aug '22 | 3,497 |
| Sep '22 | 2,736 |
| Oct '22 | 2,678 |
| Nov '22 | 2,631 |
| Dec '22 | 2,141 |
| Jan '23 | 3,011 |
| Feb '23 | 3,503 |
| Mar '23 | 4,082 |
| Apr '23 | 3,659 |
| May '23 | 5,883 |
| Jun '23 | 4,133 |
| Jul '23 | 2,961 |
| Aug '23 | 3,530 |
| Sep '23 | 3,604 |
| Oct '23 | 3,801 |
| Nov '23 | 3,704 |
| Dec '23 | 3,677 |
| Jan '24 | 5,026 |
| Feb '24 | 4,066 |
| Mar '24 | 4,485 |
| Apr '24 | 5,962 |
| May '24 | 5,547 |
| Jun '24 | 4,542 |
| Jul '24 | 3,718 |
| Aug '24 | 4,559 |
| Sep '24 | 3,343 |
| Oct '24 | 3,537 |
| Nov '24 | 3,271 |
| Dec '24 | 2,910 |
| Jan '25 | 3,684 |
| Feb '25 | 4,029 |
| Mar '25 | 4,853 |
| Apr '25 | 3,661 |
| May '25 | 4,348 |
| Jun '25 | 3,782 |
| Jul '25 | 1,904 |
| Aug '25 | 2,392 |
| Sep '25 | 3,934 |
| Oct '25 | 3,212 |
| Nov '25 | 2,464 |
| Dec '25 | 2,709 |
| Jan '26 | 3,297 |
| Feb '26 | 2,630 |