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El Salvador · H2B

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Temporary non-agricultural worker · For seasonal or temporary non-farm work, such as in hospitality and landscaping.

H2B visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
66

That is 47 more than in January 2026 (19) — +247.4%.

H2B visas made up 2.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+247.4% vs January 2026 (19)-88.6% vs February 2025 (578)

All published months together: 29,147

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El Salvador · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 202520
  • Jan 202619
  • Feb 202666
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (5.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 46 (230.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 201966
Total201966
Total visas issued
6,571
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · H2B
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1.9K1.4K1.9K561266822095920201966
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B243,996
  2. H2B6,571
  3. A2517
  4. H2A492
  5. C1/D287
  6. F1206

El Salvador · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,467
  • 202685
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Month20252026Change
January40319 -95.3%
February57866 -88.6%
March1,885––
April1,448––
May1,936––
June561––
July266––
August82––
September209––
October59––
November20––
December20––

When is it busy? El Salvador · H2B

Busiest month: March (25.6% of a typical year). Quietest: November (1.2%). 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.

El Salvador · H2B: all published months

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02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial74
2019 610
2020 126
2021 1,046
2022 4,511
2023 7,470
2024 7,758
2025 7,467
2026 partial85