Costa Rica · H2A

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

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Temporary agricultural worker · For seasonal farm and agricultural work.

H2A visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026

That is 16 more than in January 2026 (10) — +160.0%.

H2A visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+160.0% vs January 2026 (10)-25.7% vs February 2025 (35)

All published months together: 2,887

Costa Rica · H2A: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	4	10	+150.0%
February	35	26	-25.7%
March	51	–	–
April	33	–	–
May	41	–	–
June	33	–	–
July	73	–	–
August	31	–	–
September	53	–	–
October	120	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	11	–	–

When is it busy? Costa Rica · H2A

Busiest month: September (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: January (0.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

0.6%

6.6%

10.7%

15.3%

5.8%

4.9%

11.3%

10.0%

17.2%

13.7%

2.7%

1.0%

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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.

Costa Rica · H2A: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	25
Apr '17	13
May '17	4
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	4
Aug '17	25
Sep '17	26
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	1
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	3
Feb '18	18
Mar '18	35
Apr '18

Costa Rica · H2A

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