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Figures come from the State Department's monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports (source). Issuance counts are not approval rates, and monthly figures are preliminary. This site is not legal or immigration advice and is not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Visa class H1B · All published months
  • Shanghai43,598

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MonthShanghai
Mar '17363
Apr '17278
May '17411
Jun '17440
Jul '17295
Aug '17297
Sep '17432
Oct '17389
Nov '17662
Dec '17917
Jan '18972
Feb '18829

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.

Mar '18
627
Apr '18513
May '18619
Jun '18483
Jul '18580
Aug '18394
Sep '18596
Oct '18761
Nov '18807
Dec '181,229
Jan '191,202
Feb '19642
Mar '19693
Apr '19760
May '19874
Jun '19808
Jul '19603
Aug '19464
Sep '19853
Oct '19919
Nov '191,042
Dec '191,410
Jan '201,106
Feb '2028
Mar '204
Apr '201
May '204
Jun '204
Jul '201
Aug '206
Sep '204
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '2012
Jan '2120
Feb '2160
Mar '2188
Apr '2116
May '2117
Jun '21–
Jul '2151
Aug '2184
Sep '21104
Oct '2143
Nov '21216
Dec '21245
Jan '22273
Feb '22144
Mar '2277
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '2218
Jul '224
Aug '2251
Sep '2296
Oct '2290
Nov '22201
Dec '22240
Jan '23307
Feb '23381
Mar '23415
Apr '23357
May '23310
Jun '23217
Jul '23222
Aug '23696
Sep '23379
Oct '23404
Nov '23247
Dec '23283
Jan '24356
Feb '24263
Mar '24245
Apr '24302
May '24474
Jun '24406
Jul '24350
Aug '24339
Sep '24418
Oct '24494
Nov '24951
Dec '241,107
Jan '25920
Feb '25439
Mar '25371
Apr '25446
May '25461
Jun '25429
Jul '25422
Aug '25390
Sep '25527
Oct '25682
Nov '25739
Dec '25621
Jan '26653
Feb '26100
Total43,598