East Asia & Pacific

China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.

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Visas issued to people from East Asia & Pacific · February 2026

115,745

That is 24,903 fewer than in January 2026 (140,648) — -17.7%.

Quick view · February 2026

-17.7% vs January 2026 (140,648)-26.1% vs February 2025 (156,644)

All published months together: 6,454,614

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
China - mainland	61,525	84,929	-27.6%−23,404
Philippines	17,343	17,224	+0.7%+119
Vietnam	6,311	9,577	-34.1%−3,266
Korea, South	5,997	5,850	+2.5%+147
Thailand	5,315	3,845	+38.2%+1,470
Indonesia	4,982	4,851	+2.7%+131
Japan	4,679	4,051	+15.5%+628
Australia	2,811	2,141	+31.3%+670
Malaysia	2,179	3,060	-28.8%−881
Taiwan	1,517	2,282	-33.5%−765
Mongolia	1,019	1,104	-7.7%−85
New Zealand	712	411	+73.2%+301
Singapore	704	575	+22.4%+129
Cambodia	376	339	+10.9%+37
Fiji	78	131	-40.5%−53
Papua New Guinea	64	40	+60.0%+24
Samoa	20	113	-82.3%−93
Laos	16	6	+166.7%+10
Kiribati	15	24	-37.5%−9
Burma	15	17	-11.8%−2
Solomon Islands	14	5	+180.0%+9
Timor-Leste	13	22	-40.9%−9
Tonga	12	6	+100.0%+6
Korea, North	6	12	-50.0%−6
Brunei	5	11	-54.5%−6
Palau	5	3	+66.7%+2
Vanuatu	4	12	-66.7%−8
Tuvalu	4	3	+33.3%+1
Marshall Islands	3	1	+200.0%+2
Micronesia, Federated States of	1	1	+0.0%+0
Nauru	0	2	-100.0%−2

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Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	82,652	105,841	-21.9%−23,189
Transit and crew	12,413	13,645	-9.0%−1,232
Temporary workers	10,273	11,317	-9.2%−1,044
Exchange visitors	5,081	3,530	+43.9%+1,551
Diplomats and international organizations	2,560	1,813	+41.2%+747
Students	1,641	3,633	-54.8%−1,992
Fiancé(e)s and their children	673	503	+33.8%+170
Other	452	366	+23.5%+86

Year compared with

Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	148,575	140,648	-5.3%
February	156,644	115,745	-26.1%
March	183,250	–	–
April	174,054	–	–
May	163,166	–	–
June	144,251	–	–
July	154,714	–	–
August	156,640	–	–
September	156,383	–	–
October	129,560	–	–
November	118,281	–	–
December	134,284	–	–

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