Brazil · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Brazil
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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: 11,686

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

Year compared with

20251,666
2026169

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	166	107	-35.5%
February	100	62	-38.0%
March	74	–	–
April	86	–	–
May	105	–	–
June	149	–	–
July	165	–	–
August	168	–	–
September	126	–	–
October	122	–	–
November	105	–	–
December	300	–	–

When is it busy? Brazil · H1B

Busiest month: December (20.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.6%

7.2%

7.6%

4.2%

5.4%

6.8%

7.6%

7.4%

6.6%

7.1%

8.9%

20.5%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	62
Apr '17	53
May '17	79
Jun '17	65
Jul '17	92
Aug '17	92
Sep '17	116
Oct '17	113
Nov '17	95
Dec '17	193
Jan '18	90
Feb '18	68
Mar '18	76
Apr '18	55

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	300	107	62
Total	300	107	62

Brazil · H1B

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

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