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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for China

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of China

Every H-1B 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

22,32422,324

Down 27%vs 30,582 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.9k
Busiest month
3.1k
Dec 2025
Latest month
1.3k
Feb 2026Down 28%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 31k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 22k

01k2k3k4k5k
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.

010k20k30k40k
2.4k
6.1k
23k
Highest32k
28k
10k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 2,357 visas; FY2022: 6,070 visas; FY2023: 23,482 visas; FY2024: 31,735 visas; FY2025: 27,680 visas; FY2026: 10,296 visas so far.

FY2025 had 27,680 visas (−13% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 34% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,3291,855Down 28%
January 20262,0632,946Down 30%
December 20253,0874,808Down 36%
November 20251,9683,266Down 40%
October 20251,8492,777Down 33%
September 20251,9202,142Down 10%
August 20251,7852,062Down 13%
July 20251,6572,285Down 27%
June 20251,8842,163Down 13%
May 20251,6902,147Down 21%
April 20251,6661,900Down 12%
March 20251,4262,231Down 36%
February 20251,855–
January 20252,946–
December 20244,808–
November 20243,266–
October 20242,777–
September 20242,142–
August 20242,062–
July 20242,285–
June 20242,163–
May 20242,147–
April 20241,900–
March 20242,231–

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.

H-1B visas issued in China

How many H-1B 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

17,52717,527

Down 15%vs 20,736 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
2.9k
Dec 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Down 7%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 21k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 18k

01k2k3k4k
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
  • Shanghai33% of total
    5.8kDown 9.4%
    5,841 visas in the last 12 months, 6,445 in the 12 months before
  • Beijing33% of total
    5.8kDown 32%
    5,777 visas in the last 12 months, 8,455 in the 12 months before
  • Guangzhou17% of total
    3kDown 23%
    2,964 visas in the last 12 months, 3,857 in the 12 months before
  • Wuhan13% of total
    2.2kUp 108%
    2,235 visas in the last 12 months, 1,077 in the 12 months before
  • Shenyang4.1% of total
    710Down 21%
    710 visas in the last 12 months, 902 in the 12 months before

Shanghai issues the most: 33% of the total. Wuhan grew the most (+108%); Beijing issued 32% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in China each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.2%
16%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 3,587 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    22k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 12%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    18k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 17%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3.2k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 8.6%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 17,824 visas (−17% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 8.6% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,2301,323Down 7%
January 20261,9332,137Down 9.5%
December 20252,9003,587Down 19%
November 20251,7832,227Down 20%
October 20251,5281,672Down 8.6%
September 20251,3571,392About flat, 2.5%
August 20251,1151,320Down 16%
July 20251,1081,622Down 32%
June 20251,3781,537Down 10%
May 20251,1871,547Down 23%
April 20251,1051,182Down 6.5%
March 20259031,190Down 24%
February 20251,3231,670Down 21%
January 20252,1372,631Down 19%
December 20243,5872,744Up 31%
November 20242,2272,425Down 8.2%
October 20241,6721,787Down 6.4%
September 20241,3921,663Down 16%
August 20241,3202,252Down 41%
July 20241,6221,439Up 13%
June 20241,5371,632Down 5.8%
May 20241,5471,546About flat, 0.1%
April 20241,1821,202About flat, 1.7%
March 20241,190967Up 23%

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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