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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Hong Kong S. A. R. · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Hong Kong S. A. R. · February 2026
20

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — ▼ -28.6%.

P1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-28.6% vs January 2026 (28)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 679

Hong Kong S. A. R. · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202573
  • 202648
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Month20252026Change
January828▲ +250.0%
February020–
March10––
April3––
May1––
June0––
July1––
August34––
September0––
October2––
November1––
December13––

When is it busy? Hong Kong S. A. R. · P1

Busiest month: January (24.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (1.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

24.0%
1.6%
11.7%
2.6%
9.7%
2.2%
3.1%
8.4%
5.9%
1.4%
10.0%
19.3%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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. · P1: 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 '175
Apr '173
May '1733
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '171
Sep '172
Oct '170
Nov '1745
Dec '170
Jan '1825
Feb '185
Mar '18
0
Apr '184
May '1832
Jun '180
Jul '181
Aug '181
Sep '184
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '191
Feb '192
Mar '192
Apr '196
May '1910
Jun '190
Jul '191
Aug '193
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '1929
Dec '1913
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '221
Feb '220
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '226
Jul '221
Aug '222
Sep '223
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '2225
Jan '231
Feb '231
Mar '2329
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '231
Jul '2312
Aug '231
Sep '239
Oct '232
Nov '232
Dec '2332
Jan '2435
Feb '240
Mar '2465
Apr '240
May '2416
Jun '240
Jul '243
Aug '241
Sep '2434
Oct '240
Nov '2442
Dec '240
Jan '258
Feb '250
Mar '2510
Apr '253
May '251
Jun '250
Jul '251
Aug '2534
Sep '250
Oct '252
Nov '251
Dec '2513
Jan '2628
Feb '2620

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Hong Kong S. A. R. · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 202628
  • Feb 202620
Dec 2025
1321% of selected
Jan 2026
2846% of selected
Feb 2026
2033% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (115.4%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (53.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 132820
Total132820