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Costa Rica · 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 Costa Rica · February 2026
8

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (11) — -27.3%.

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

Quick view · February 2026
-27.3% vs January 2026 (11)+100.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 881

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Costa Rica · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202525
  • Jan 202611
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 14 (56.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 17 (68.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 25118
Total25118
Total visas issued
155
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · H1B
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025156
  • 202619
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Month20252026Change
January1611 -31.3%
February48 +100.0%
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April11––
May7––
June12––
July18––
August13––
September14––
October10––
November13––
December25––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · H1B

Busiest month: December (17.9% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.2%). 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 · H1B: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial24
2019 99
2020 17
2021 65
2022 198
2023 154
2024 149
2025 156
2026 partial19