Costa Rica · H2B

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

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

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: 3,413

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	28	9	-67.9%
February	41	2	-95.1%
March	118	–	–
April	85	–	–
May	185	–	–
June	64	–	–
July	52	–	–
August	37	–	–
September	51	–	–
October	2	–	–
November	1	–	–
December	24	–	–

When is it busy? Costa Rica · H2B

Busiest month: April (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.5%

2.6%

13.9%

17.0%

12.4%

8.4%

7.7%

4.7%

14.5%

6.6%

3.0%

2.6%

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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 · H2B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	48
Apr '17	64
May '17	8
Jun '17	1
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	12
Sep '17	40
Oct '17	15
Nov '17	4
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	34
Feb '18	17
Mar '18	21
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	24	9	2
Total	24	9	2

Costa Rica · H2B

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

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