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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for China

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of China are issued, and what each US consulate in China issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of China

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of China, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of China, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

891,230891,230

Up 7.1%vs 832,472 in the 12 months before

Up 7.1% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 14% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
74k
Busiest month
101k
Mar 2025
Latest month
57k
Feb 2026Down 29%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 832k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 891k

025k50k75k100k125k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0250k500k750k1M1.25M
2k
69k
267k
646k
Highest939k
345k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 2,028 visas; FY2022: 68,869 visas; FY2023: 267,027 visas; FY2024: 645,977 visas; FY2025: 938,633 visas; FY2026: 344,536 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 938,633 visas (+45% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 12% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202657,25780,887Down 29%
January 202677,82474,385Up 4.6%
December 202573,05887,520Down 17%
November 202568,24678,401Down 13%
October 202568,15170,746Down 3.7%
September 202584,36363,350Up 33%
August 202566,54973,723Down 9.7%
July 202566,85565,075About flat, 2.7%
June 202563,31254,046Up 17%
May 202573,01763,826Up 14%
April 202591,54461,889Up 48%
March 2025101,05458,624Up 72%
February 202580,887–
January 202574,385–
December 202487,520–
November 202478,401–
October 202470,746–
September 202463,350–
August 202473,723–
July 202465,075–
June 202454,046–
May 202463,826–
April 202461,889–
March 202458,624–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of China who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for China.

B1/B2 visas issued in China

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in China issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in China, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

770,253770,253

Up 7.4%vs 717,170 in the 12 months before

Up 7.4% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 11% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
64k
Busiest month
87k
Mar 2025
Latest month
48k
Feb 2026Down 29%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 717k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 770k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Guangzhou30% of total
    228kUp 32%
    227,775 visas in the last 12 months, 172,580 in the 12 months before
  • Shanghai25% of total
    190kDown 19%
    189,807 visas in the last 12 months, 235,630 in the 12 months before
  • Beijing24% of total
    187kDown 9.2%
    187,028 visas in the last 12 months, 206,014 in the 12 months before
  • Shenyang12% of total
    93kUp 81%
    92,619 visas in the last 12 months, 51,082 in the 12 months before
  • Wuhan9.5% of total
    73kUp 41%
    73,024 visas in the last 12 months, 51,864 in the 12 months before

Guangzhou issues the most: 30% of the total. Shenyang grew the most (+81%); Shanghai issued 19% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in China each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.6%
11%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: March 2025: 86,988 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, November was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    261k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    663k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 154%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    782k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    118k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 9.1%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 782,108 visas (+18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 9.1% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202648,35768,543Down 29%
January 202669,38061,049Up 14%
December 202566,15277,973Down 15%
November 202560,33369,303Down 13%
October 202556,92362,197Down 8.5%
September 202573,47254,229Up 35%
August 202556,42464,096Down 12%
July 202558,85257,236About flat, 2.8%
June 202553,71345,708Up 18%
May 202561,08054,509Up 12%
April 202578,57952,289Up 50%
March 202586,98850,038Up 74%
February 202568,54332,584Up 110%
January 202561,04943,337Up 41%
December 202477,97326,920Up 190%
November 202469,30337,808Up 83%
October 202462,19727,151Up 129%
September 202454,22922,648Up 139%
August 202464,09618,089Up 254%
July 202457,23611,364Up 404%
June 202445,70818,180Up 151%
May 202454,50922,180Up 146%
April 202452,28929,513Up 77%
March 202450,03830,428Up 64%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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