Costa Rica · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Costa Rica
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 Costa Rica · February 2026

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: 1,010

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

Year compared with

2025156
202619

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	16	11	-31.3%
February	4	8	+100.0%
March	13	–	–
April	11	–	–
May	7	–	–
June	12	–	–
July	18	–	–
August	13	–	–
September	14	–	–
October	10	–	–
November	13	–	–
December	25	–	–

When is it busy? Costa Rica · H1B

Busiest month: December (17.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.9%

6.8%

5.7%

4.2%

5.5%

6.5%

8.4%

9.3%

7.2%

6.2%

6.5%

17.7%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	7
Apr '17	5
May '17	2
Jun '17	7
Jul '17	8
Aug '17	7
Sep '17	5
Oct '17	12
Nov '17	8
Dec '17	14
Jan '18	11
Feb '18	4
Mar '18	6
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	25	11	8
Total	25	11	8

Costa Rica · H1B

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