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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Hong Kong S. A. R. · B1/B2

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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.

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: 352,150

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

compared with
  • 202540,972
  • 20265,927
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
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: January (10.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.9%
9.4%
9.4%
7.8%
9.4%
8.4%
7.5%
8.5%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
6.9%
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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.

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

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02.5K5K7.5K10KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '178,155
Apr '174,949
May '176,392
Jun '176,688
Jul '174,749
Aug '175,499
Sep '174,483
Oct '173,748
Nov '174,450
Dec '173,902
Jan '185,255
Feb '18
4,793
Mar '185,911
Apr '186,312
May '187,224
Jun '185,544
Jul '185,567
Aug '184,992
Sep '184,384
Oct '184,142
Nov '183,773
Dec '183,376
Jan '194,492
Feb '194,140
Mar '196,082
Apr '195,803
May '197,107
Jun '195,624
Jul '194,502
Aug '194,126
Sep '193,443
Oct '193,555
Nov '193,377
Dec '193,562
Jan '203,122
Feb '202,205
Mar '201,325
Apr '2088
May '2092
Jun '20261
Jul '20244
Aug '20163
Sep '20180
Oct '20157
Nov '20200
Dec '20460
Jan '21440
Feb '21500
Mar '21619
Apr '21633
May '21590
Jun '21706
Jul '21835
Aug '21957
Sep '21665
Oct '21588
Nov '21820
Dec '21658
Jan '22632
Feb '22506
Mar '22386
Apr '22824
May '221,652
Jun '221,995
Jul '222,450
Aug '223,497
Sep '222,736
Oct '222,678
Nov '222,631
Dec '222,141
Jan '233,011
Feb '233,503
Mar '234,082
Apr '233,659
May '235,883
Jun '234,133
Jul '232,961
Aug '233,530
Sep '233,604
Oct '233,801
Nov '233,704
Dec '233,677
Jan '245,026
Feb '244,066
Mar '244,485
Apr '245,962
May '245,547
Jun '244,542
Jul '243,718
Aug '244,559
Sep '243,343
Oct '243,537
Nov '243,271
Dec '242,910
Jan '253,684
Feb '254,029
Mar '254,853
Apr '253,661
May '254,348
Jun '253,782
Jul '251,904
Aug '252,392
Sep '253,934
Oct '253,212
Nov '252,464
Dec '252,709
Jan '263,297
Feb '262,630

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Total visas issued
4,348
Latest 12 months · Hong Kong S. A. R. · B1/B2 · May
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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
Dec 2025
2,70931% of selected
Jan 2026
3,29738% of selected
Feb 2026
2,63030% of selected
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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