Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Hong Kong S. A. R.
Creator: Visa Status

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Hong Kong S. A. R. · February 2026

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — -32.1%.

H1B visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-32.1% vs January 2026 (28)+46.2% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 1,897

Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025260
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	37	28	-24.3%
February	13	19	+46.2%
March	21	–	–
April	11	–	–
May	18	–	–
June	13	–	–
July	11	–	–
August	20	–	–
September	23	–	–
October	27	–	–
November	19	–	–
December	47	–	–

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B

Busiest month: December (19.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.1%

7.0%

5.1%

4.6%

6.1%

5.5%

5.0%

7.1%

5.9%

8.7%

9.2%

19.6%

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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. · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	13
Apr '17	8
May '17	16
Jun '17	8
Jul '17	11
Aug '17	6
Sep '17	10
Oct '17	25
Nov '17	24
Dec '17	33
Jan '18	24
Feb '18	18
Mar '18

Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B

Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B

Hong Kong S. A. R. · H1B: all published months

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