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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for China

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

Data through February 2026

J-1 visas issued to nationals of China

Every J-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

12,10912,109

Down 16%vs 14,462 in the 12 months before

Down 16% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1k
Busiest month
2k
May 2025
Latest month
490
Feb 2026Down 39%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 12k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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.

05k10k15k20k
3k
6.8k
11k
Highest14k
13k
3k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 3,048 visas; FY2022: 6,818 visas; FY2023: 10,609 visas; FY2024: 14,297 visas; FY2025: 13,464 visas; FY2026: 2,983 visas so far.

FY2025 had 13,464 visas (−5.8% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026490807Down 39%
January 2026726644Up 13%
December 20256911,064Down 35%
November 2025567993Down 43%
October 2025509830Down 39%
September 2025645737Down 12%
August 20251,3721,043Up 32%
July 20251,4451,973Down 27%
June 20257251,753Down 59%
May 20252,0442,204Down 7.3%
April 20251,6981,389Up 22%
March 20251,1971,025Up 17%
February 2025807–
January 2025644–
December 20241,064–
November 2024993–
October 2024830–
September 2024737–
August 20241,043–
July 20241,973–
June 20241,753–
May 20242,204–
April 20241,389–
March 20241,025–

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.

J-1 visas issued in China

How many J-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

10,64210,642

Down 15%vs 12,508 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
887
Busiest month
1.8k
May 2025
Latest month
441
Feb 2026Down 38%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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
  • Beijing39% of total
    4.1kDown 13%
    4,139 visas in the last 12 months, 4,781 in the 12 months before
  • Shanghai26% of total
    2.8kDown 11%
    2,807 visas in the last 12 months, 3,163 in the 12 months before
  • Guangzhou24% of total
    2.5kDown 18%
    2,506 visas in the last 12 months, 3,045 in the 12 months before
  • Wuhan8% of total
    847Down 25%
    847 visas in the last 12 months, 1,129 in the 12 months before
  • Shenyang3.2% of total
    343Down 12%
    343 visas in the last 12 months, 390 in the 12 months before

Beijing issues the most: 39% of the total. Wuhan issued 25% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in China each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
15%
5%

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

Busiest: May 2024: 1,972 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    9.7k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    13k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 31%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    11k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 15%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.1k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 12%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 10,797 visas (−15% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 12% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in China
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026441709Down 38%
January 2026660547Up 21%
December 2025608880Down 31%
November 2025442826Down 46%
October 2025378726Down 48%
September 2025534629Down 15%
August 20251,230875Up 41%
July 20251,3121,733Down 24%
June 20256141,540Down 60%
May 20251,8481,972Down 6.3%
April 20251,5281,190Up 28%
March 20251,047881Up 19%
February 2025709536Up 32%
January 2025547869Down 37%
December 20248801,037Down 15%
November 2024826584Up 41%
October 2024726554Up 31%
September 2024629598Up 5.2%
August 20248751,210Down 28%
July 20241,7331,417Up 22%
June 20241,5401,445Up 6.6%
May 20241,9721,054Up 87%
April 20241,190483Up 146%
March 2024881384Up 129%

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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