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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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East Asia & Pacific

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

35 countries in the data: Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China - Mainland, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, Republic of the, Micronesia, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam

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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: 13,541,954

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
China - Mainland61,52584,929▼ -27.6%−23,404
Philippines17,34317,224▲ +0.7%+119
Vietnam6,3119,577▼ -34.1%−3,266
Korea, South5,9975,850▲ +2.5%+147
Thailand5,3153,845
▲ +38.2%+1,470
Indonesia4,9824,851▲ +2.7%+131
Japan4,6794,051▲ +15.5%+628
Australia2,8112,141▲ +31.3%+670
Malaysia2,1793,060▼ -28.8%−881
Taiwan1,5172,282▼ -33.5%−765
Mongolia1,0191,104▼ -7.7%−85
New Zealand712411▲ +73.2%+301
Singapore704575▲ +22.4%+129
Cambodia376339▲ +10.9%+37
Fiji78131▼ -40.5%−53
Papua New Guinea6440▲ +60.0%+24
Samoa20113▼ -82.3%−93
Laos166▲ +166.7%+10
Kiribati1524▼ -37.5%−9
Burma1517▼ -11.8%−2
Solomon Islands145▲ +180.0%+9
Timor-Leste1322▼ -40.9%−9
Tonga126▲ +100.0%+6
Korea, North612▼ -50.0%−6
Brunei511▼ -54.5%−6
Palau53▲ +66.7%+2
Vanuatu412▼ -66.7%−8
Tuvalu43▲ +33.3%+1
Marshall Islands31▲ +200.0%+2
Micronesia, Federated States of11▲ +0.0%+0
Nauru02▼ -100.0%−2

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors82,652105,841▼ -21.9%−23,189
Transit and crew12,41313,645▼ -9.0%−1,232
Temporary workers10,27311,317▼ -9.2%−1,044
Exchange visitors5,0813,530▲ +43.9%+1,551
Diplomats and international organizations2,5601,813▲ +41.2%+747
Students1,6413,633▼ -54.8%−1,992
Fiancé(e)s and their children673503▲ +33.8%+170
Other452366▲ +23.5%+86

East Asia & Pacific: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,819,802
  • 2026256,393
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January148,575140,648▼ -5.3%
February156,644115,745▼ -26.1%
March183,250––
April174,054––
May163,166––
June144,251––
July154,714––
August156,640––
September156,383––
October129,560––
November118,281––
December134,284––

East Asia & Pacific: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100K200K300K400KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17240,816
Apr '17170,514
May '17257,066
Jun '17267,795
Jul '17245,724
Aug '17229,805
Sep '17177,607
Oct '17143,859
Nov '17158,087
Dec '17163,360
Jan '18185,275
Feb '18126,235
Mar '18203,225
Apr '18214,152
May '18241,779
Jun '18237,027
Jul '18246,402
Aug '18214,262
Sep '18146,206
Oct '18150,735
Nov '18146,732
Dec '18150,128
Jan '19170,852
Feb '19117,053
Mar '19185,731
Apr '19193,900
May '19224,433
Jun '19220,876
Jul '19207,442
Aug '19172,288
Sep '19133,957
Oct '19137,586
Nov '19134,490
Dec '19150,698
Jan '20128,021
Feb '2069,729
Mar '2042,301
Apr '201,444
May '204,121
Jun '206,888
Jul '2013,943
Aug '2012,273
Sep '2014,121
Oct '2018,856
Nov '2019,907
Dec '2024,435
Jan '2118,806
Feb '2117,599
Mar '2128,918
Apr '2124,465
May '2150,533
Jun '2178,078
Jul '2167,624
Aug '2145,888
Sep '2133,293
Oct '2136,770
Nov '2159,103
Dec '2164,604
Jan '2250,586
Feb '2243,570
Mar '2270,409
Apr '2261,344
May '2274,386
Jun '22110,976
Jul '22104,381
Aug '2297,759
Sep '2277,637
Oct '2280,060
Nov '2283,182
Dec '2278,928
Jan '2387,684
Feb '2394,702
Mar '23136,793
Apr '23116,519
May '23138,390
Jun '23144,531
Jul '23129,624
Aug '23131,177
Sep '23107,158
Oct '23116,945
Nov '23121,863
Dec '23109,657
Jan '24137,693
Feb '24121,706
Mar '24147,064
Apr '24156,251
May '24182,568
Jun '24161,170
Jul '24184,242
Aug '24164,283
Sep '24137,145
Oct '24142,889
Nov '24148,465
Dec '24166,205
Jan '25148,575
Feb '25156,644
Mar '25183,250
Apr '25174,054
May '25163,166
Jun '25144,251
Jul '25154,714
Aug '25156,640
Sep '25156,383
Oct '25129,560
Nov '25118,281
Dec '25134,284
Jan '26140,648
Feb '26115,745