Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1

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

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

J1 visas issued to people from Hong Kong S. A. R. · February 2026

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (14) — -21.4%.

J1 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-21.4% vs January 2026 (14)-21.4% vs February 2025 (14)

All published months together: 5,725

Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	16	14	-12.5%
February	14	11	-21.4%
March	41	–	–
April	77	–	–
May	78	–	–
June	34	–	–
July	51	–	–
August	28	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	25	–	–
November	41	–	–
December	40	–	–

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1

Busiest month: December (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.4%

2.6%

5.6%

10.1%

10.5%

12.8%

13.0%

8.1%

3.0%

3.3%

11.6%

14.0%

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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. · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	108
Apr '17	156
May '17	115
Jun '17	163
Jul '17	126
Aug '17	136
Sep '17	23
Oct '17	20
Nov '17	49
Dec '17	191
Jan '18	19
Feb '18	22
Mar '18

Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1

Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · J1

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