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Hong Kong S.A.R. · R1
Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: All other countries.
R1 visas issued to people from Hong Kong S.A.R. · February 2026
0
That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (1) — -100.0%.
R1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
-100.0% vs January 2026 (1)-100.0% vs February 2025 (3)
All published months together: 72
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Hong Kong S.A.R. · Visa class R1 · One total per month
- Dec 20250
- Jan 20261
- Feb 20260
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
1100% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hong Kong S.A.R. · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202511
- 20261
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1 | – |
| February | 3 | 0 | -100.0% |
| March | 0 | – | – |
| April | 2 | – | – |
| May | 2 | – | – |
| June | 0 | – | – |
| July | 0 | – | – |
| August | 4 | – | – |
| September | 0 | – | – |
| October | 0 | – | – |
| November | 0 | – | – |
| December | 0 | – | – |
When is it busy? Hong Kong S.A.R. · R1
Busiest month: August (18.6% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 5 full years (2020, 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. · R1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '19 | 0 |
| Nov '19 | 0 |
| Dec '19 | 1 |
| Jan '20 | 1 |
| Feb '20 | 1 |
| Mar '20 | 0 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 0 |
| Aug '20 | 0 |
| Sep '20 | 0 |
| Oct '20 | 0 |
| Nov '20 | 2 |
| Dec '20 | 1 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 1 |
| Mar '21 | 1 |
| Apr '21 | 0 |
| May '21 | 1 |
| Jun '21 | – |
| Jul '21 | 0 |
| Aug '21 | 1 |
| Sep '21 | 0 |
| Oct '21 | 0 |
| Nov '21 | 1 |
| Dec '21 | 1 |
| Jan '22 | 3 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 0 |
| Apr '22 | 0 |
| May '22 | 0 |
| Jun '22 | 3 |
| Jul '22 | 1 |
| Aug '22 | 3 |
| Sep '22 | 2 |
| Oct '22 | 1 |
| Nov '22 | 0 |
| Dec '22 | 2 |
| Jan '23 | 2 |
| Feb '23 | 0 |
| Mar '23 | 2 |
| Apr '23 | 1 |
| May '23 | 1 |
| Jun '23 | 1 |
| Jul '23 | 3 |
| Aug '23 | 4 |
| Sep '23 | 1 |
| Oct '23 | 1 |
| Nov '23 | 0 |
| Dec '23 | 0 |
| Jan '24 | 3 |
| Feb '24 | 2 |
| Mar '24 | 0 |
| Apr '24 | 3 |
| May '24 | 4 |
| Jun '24 | 0 |
| Jul '24 | 0 |
| Aug '24 | 2 |
| Sep '24 | 0 |
| Oct '24 | 1 |
| Nov '24 | 0 |
| Dec '24 | 2 |
| Jan '25 | 0 |
| Feb '25 | 3 |
| Mar '25 | 0 |
| Apr '25 | 2 |
| May '25 | 2 |
| Jun '25 | 0 |
| Jul '25 | 0 |
| Aug '25 | 4 |
| Sep '25 | 0 |
| Oct '25 | 0 |
| Nov '25 | 0 |
| Dec '25 | 0 |
| Jan '26 | 1 |
| Feb '26 | 0 |