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Brazil · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Brazil · February 2026
62

That is 45 fewer than in January 2026 (107) — -42.1%.

H1B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-42.1% vs January 2026 (107)-38.0% vs February 2025 (100)

All published months together: 10,008

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Brazil · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025300
  • Jan 2026107
  • Feb 202662
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  • Jan 2026 is 193 (64.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 238 (79.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 30010762
Total30010762
Total visas issued
1,569
Latest 12 months · Brazil · H1B
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748610514916516812612210530010762
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2772,602
  2. J19,785
  3. F17,163
  4. L26,246
  5. L14,499
  6. C1/D3,064

Brazil · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,666
  • 2026169
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January166107 -35.5%
February10062 -38.0%
March74––
April86––
May105––
June149––
July165––
August168––
September126––
October122––
November105––
December300––

When is it busy? Brazil · H1B

Busiest month: December (20.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Brazil · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial389
2019 1,270
2020 252
2021 940
2022 1,866
2023 1,509
2024 1,947
2025 1,666
2026 partial169