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Costa Rica · H2B

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Temporary non-agricultural worker · For seasonal or temporary non-farm work, such as in hospitality and landscaping.

H2B visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
2

That is 7 fewer than in January 2026 (9) — -77.8%.

H2B visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-77.8% vs January 2026 (9)-95.1% vs February 2025 (41)

All published months together: 3,149

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Costa Rica · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 202524
  • Jan 20269
  • Feb 20262
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (62.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (91.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2492
Total2492
Total visas issued
630
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · H2B
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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025688
  • 202611
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January289 -67.9%
February412 -95.1%
March118––
April85––
May185––
June64––
July52––
August37––
September51––
October2––
November1––
December24––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · H2B

Busiest month: April (15.5% of a typical year). Quietest: February (2.5%). 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.

Costa Rica · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial376
FY2019 395
FY2020 213
FY2021 204
FY2022 283
FY2023 314
FY2024 615
FY2025 711
FY2026 partial38