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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for China

How many F-1 visas nationals of China are issued, and what each US consulate in China issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of China

Every F-1 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

55,29555,295

Down 30%vs 79,118 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.6k
Busiest month
14k
May 2025
Latest month
488
Feb 2026Down 56%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 79k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 55k

05k10k15k20k25k
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.

025k50k75k100k125k
90k
62k
86k
83k
59k
5.7k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 90,310 visas; FY2022: 61,894 visas; FY2023: 85,950 visas; FY2024: 82,654 visas; FY2025: 58,897 visas; FY2026: 5,738 visas so far.

FY2025 had 58,897 visas (−29% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264881,117Down 56%
January 20261,1781,401Down 16%
December 20252,3263,581Down 35%
November 20251,0892,132Down 49%
October 20256571,109Down 41%
September 20251,4181,261Up 12%
August 20258,6005,535Up 55%
July 20259,10817,981Down 49%
June 20257,91720,572Down 62%
May 202514,40916,987Down 15%
April 20256,2785,637Up 11%
March 20251,8271,805About flat, 1.2%
February 20251,117–
January 20251,401–
December 20243,581–
November 20242,132–
October 20241,109–
September 20241,261–
August 20245,535–
July 202417,981–
June 202420,572–
May 202416,987–
April 20245,637–
March 20241,805–

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.

F-1 visas issued in China

How many F-1 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

52,74452,744

Down 30%vs 75,117 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.4k
Busiest month
14k
May 2025
Latest month
446
Feb 2026Down 56%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 75k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 53k

05k10k15k20k25k
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
  • Beijing36% of total
    19kDown 32%
    18,931 visas in the last 12 months, 27,886 in the 12 months before
  • Shanghai29% of total
    15kDown 37%
    15,250 visas in the last 12 months, 24,123 in the 12 months before
  • Guangzhou23% of total
    12kDown 21%
    12,290 visas in the last 12 months, 15,595 in the 12 months before
  • Wuhan7.6% of total
    4kDown 22%
    4,029 visas in the last 12 months, 5,163 in the 12 months before
  • Shenyang4.3% of total
    2.2kDown 4.5%
    2,244 visas in the last 12 months, 2,350 in the 12 months before

Beijing issues the most: 36% of the total. Shanghai issued 37% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in China each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
22%
1.3%

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

Busiest: June 2023: 20,941 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    84k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    76k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 8.8%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    53k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 30%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.6k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 29%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 53,388 visas (−30% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 29% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264461,009Down 56%
January 20261,1511,232Down 6.6%
December 20252,2763,318Down 31%
November 20251,0311,963Down 47%
October 20255971,011Down 41%
September 20251,3591,122Up 21%
August 20258,4625,216Up 62%
July 20258,72917,446Down 50%
June 20257,47119,882Down 62%
May 202513,73516,225Down 15%
April 20255,8585,146Up 14%
March 20251,6291,547Up 5.3%
February 20251,0091,013About flat, 0.4%
January 20251,2322,430Down 49%
December 20243,3185,651Down 41%
November 20241,9631,372Up 43%
October 20241,0111,109Down 8.8%
September 20241,1221,286Down 13%
August 20245,21612,941Down 60%
July 202417,44620,219Down 14%
June 202419,88220,941Down 5.1%
May 202416,22512,505Up 30%
April 20245,1463,549Up 45%
March 20241,5471,297Up 19%

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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