Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Hong Kong, and its share of everything issued in Hong Kong.
Visas issued at Hong Kong, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
684684
Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 58% below the same months a year earlier.
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Visas issued at Hong Kong each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 267 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
791
Jan – Dec 2025
107
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 791 visas (−31% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 50% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 52 | 71 | Down 27% |
| January 2026 | 55 | 143 | Down 62% |
| December 2025 | 97 | 267 | Down 64% |
| November 2025 | 40 | 135 | Down 70% |
| October 2025 | 57 | 75 | Down 24% |
| September 2025 | 51 | 83 | Down 39% |
| August 2025 | 64 | 60 | Up 6.7% |
| July 2025 | 43 | 69 | Down 38% |
| June 2025 | 57 | 49 | Up 16% |
| May 2025 | 58 | 82 | Down 29% |
| April 2025 | 46 | 55 | Down 16% |
| March 2025 | 64 | 57 | Up 12% |
| February 2025 | 71 | 91 | Down 22% |
| January 2025 | 143 | 116 | Up 23% |
| December 2024 | 267 | 225 | Up 19% |
| November 2024 | 135 | 153 | Down 12% |
| October 2024 | 75 | 143 | Down 48% |
| September 2024 | 83 | 116 | Down 28% |
| August 2024 | 60 | 114 | Down 47% |
| July 2024 | 69 | 116 | Down 41% |
| June 2024 | 49 | 104 | Down 53% |
| May 2024 | 82 | 66 | Up 24% |
| April 2024 | 55 | 65 | Down 15% |
| March 2024 | 57 | 49 | Up 16% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Hong Kong
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