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Dominican Republic · H1B

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Updated: data through February 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State · Unofficial

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H1B visas issued to people from Dominican Republic · February 2026

6

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (17) — -64.7%.

H1B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-64.7% vs January 2026 (17)-40.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 1,176

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Dominican Republic · Visa class H1B · One total per month

Dec 202523
Jan 202617
Feb 20266

Dec 2025

2350% of selected

Jan 2026

1737% of selected

Feb 2026

613% of selected

Jan 2026 is 6 (26.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 17 (73.9%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	23	17	6
Total	23	17	6

Dominican Republic · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025189
202623

Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	22	17	-22.7%
February	10	6	-40.0%
March	9	–	–
April	15	–	–
May	11	–	–
June	21	–	–
July	17	–	–
August	15	–	–
September	16	–	–
October	17	–	–
November	13	–	–
December	23	–	–

When is it busy? Dominican Republic · H1B

Busiest month: December (14.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.3%

5.5%

6.3%

6.0%

4.9%

11.5%

9.6%

7.4%

9.5%

7.6%

6.6%

14.8%

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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.

Dominican Republic · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	7
Apr '17	2
May '17	5
Jun '17	4
Jul '17	4
Aug '17	14
Sep '17	5
Oct '17	5
Nov '17	9
Dec '17	17
Jan '18	7
Feb '18	4
Mar '18	8
Apr '18	5
May '18	2
Jun '18	8
Jul '18	13
Aug '18	12
Sep '18	7
Oct '18	11
Nov '18	9
Dec '18	17
Jan '19	9
Feb '19	6
Mar '19	6
Apr '19	6
May '19	7
Jun '19	9
Jul '19	11
Aug '19	11
Sep '19	21
Oct '19	4
Nov '19	4
Dec '19	18
Jan '20	12
Feb '20	4
Mar '20	4
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	5
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	2
Nov '20	1
Dec '20	3
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	17
May '21	6
Jun '21	23
Jul '21	14
Aug '21	8
Sep '21	13
Oct '21	7
Nov '21	8
Dec '21	20
Jan '22	9
Feb '22	9
Mar '22	12
Apr '22	10
May '22	10
Jun '22	26
Jul '22	16
Aug '22	10
Sep '22	20
Oct '22	9
Nov '22	14
Dec '22	20
Jan '23	12
Feb '23	9
Mar '23	14
Apr '23	4
May '23	12
Jun '23	11
Jul '23	11
Aug '23	15
Sep '23	14
Oct '23	16
Nov '23	15
Dec '23	33
Jan '24	13
Feb '24	11
Mar '24	8
Apr '24	14
May '24	13
Jun '24	15
Jul '24	27
Aug '24	15
Sep '24	15
Oct '24	20
Nov '24	13
Dec '24	31
Jan '25	22
Feb '25	10
Mar '25	9
Apr '25	15
May '25	11
Jun '25	21
Jul '25	17
Aug '25	15
Sep '25	16
Oct '25	17
Nov '25	13
Dec '25	23
Jan '26	17
Feb '26	6