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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Hong Kong S. A. R. · M1

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M1 visas issued to people from Hong Kong S. A. R. · February 2026
1

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (15) — ▼ -93.3%.

M1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-93.3% vs January 2026 (15)▼-66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 764

Hong Kong S. A. R. · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025130
  • 202616
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Month20252026Change
January2615▼ -42.3%
February31▼ -66.7%
March18––
April15––
May17––
June1––
July0––
August16––
September26––
October2––
November2––
December4––

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · M1

Busiest month: August (11.7% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.0%
3.5%
6.4%
7.7%
8.8%
11.6%
7.3%
11.7%
8.3%
9.2%
7.6%
6.9%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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. · M1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '170
May '174
Jun '174
Jul '175
Aug '177
Sep '173
Oct '172
Nov '172
Dec '170
Jan '183
Feb '180
Mar '18
0
Apr '183
May '181
Jun '185
Jul '182
Aug '181
Sep '182
Oct '180
Nov '182
Dec '181
Jan '192
Feb '190
Mar '192
Apr '194
May '193
Jun '196
Jul '195
Aug '195
Sep '192
Oct '192
Nov '192
Dec '193
Jan '202
Feb '203
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '201
Jan '214
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '216
Jul '213
Aug '212
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '212
Dec '211
Jan '221
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '221
May '226
Jun '221
Jul '222
Aug '222
Sep '220
Oct '2219
Nov '222
Dec '222
Jan '232
Feb '231
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '2325
Jun '2321
Jul '230
Aug '2347
Sep '2320
Oct '234
Nov '2325
Dec '2323
Jan '2422
Feb '241
Mar '2440
Apr '2449
May '2424
Jun '2419
Jul '2443
Aug '249
Sep '2441
Oct '248
Nov '2417
Dec '2419
Jan '2526
Feb '253
Mar '2518
Apr '2515
May '2517
Jun '251
Jul '250
Aug '2516
Sep '2526
Oct '252
Nov '252
Dec '254
Jan '2615
Feb '261

Explore Hong Kong S. A. R. by period

Total visas issued
117
Latest 12 months · Hong Kong S. A. R. · M1
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Hong Kong S. A. R. · Visa class M1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 202615
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
420% of selected
Jan 2026
1575% of selected
Feb 2026
15% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (275.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (75.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 4151
Total4151