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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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China - Mainland · All published months
  • H1B180,950

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MonthH1B
Mar '17947
Apr '17819
May '171,414
Jun '171,472
Jul '171,178
Aug '171,193
Sep '171,699
Oct '171,901
Nov '172,489
Dec '174,167
Jan '183,201
Feb '183,221
Mar '181,943

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.

Apr '181,570
May '182,000
Jun '181,624
Jul '181,944
Aug '181,462
Sep '181,960
Oct '182,428
Nov '182,757
Dec '184,248
Jan '193,964
Feb '192,076
Mar '191,975
Apr '191,759
May '191,911
Jun '192,041
Jul '191,713
Aug '191,507
Sep '191,986
Oct '192,491
Nov '192,779
Dec '194,971
Jan '203,634
Feb '20392
Mar '20300
Apr '2023
May '2016
Jun '2013
Jul '2014
Aug '2017
Sep '2023
Oct '2017
Nov '2039
Dec '20180
Jan '21101
Feb '21140
Mar '21251
Apr '2189
May '21162
Jun '21211
Jul '21356
Aug '21444
Sep '21371
Oct '21265
Nov '21555
Dec '21631
Jan '22565
Feb '22394
Mar '22392
Apr '22253
May '22378
Jun '22471
Jul '22506
Aug '22844
Sep '22829
Oct '22965
Nov '221,157
Dec '221,286
Jan '231,853
Feb '231,568
Mar '232,020
Apr '231,993
May '232,463
Jun '232,389
Jul '232,185
Aug '233,144
Sep '232,503
Oct '232,766
Nov '233,533
Dec '233,716
Jan '243,650
Feb '243,167
Mar '242,231
Apr '241,900
May '242,147
Jun '242,163
Jul '242,285
Aug '242,062
Sep '242,142
Oct '242,777
Nov '243,266
Dec '244,808
Jan '252,946
Feb '251,855
Mar '251,426
Apr '251,666
May '251,690
Jun '251,884
Jul '251,657
Aug '251,785
Sep '251,920
Oct '251,849
Nov '251,968
Dec '253,087
Jan '262,063
Feb '261,329
Total180,950