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El Salvador

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of El Salvador
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from El Salvador, and how that changed.

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Visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026

2,517

That is 481 more than in January 2026 (2,036) — +23.6%.

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+23.6% vs January 2026 (2,036)-55.3% vs February 2025 (5,628)

All published months together: 392,199

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Dec 20252,782
Jan 20262,036
Feb 20262,517

Dec 2025

2,78238% of selected

Jan 2026

2,03628% of selected

Feb 2026

2,51734% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 746 (26.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 265 (9.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2,782	2,036	2,517
Total	2,782	2,036	2,517

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	2,149	1,885	+14.0%+264
Temporary workers	240	69	+247.8%+171
Diplomats and international organizations	59	26	+126.9%+33
Transit and crew	35	31	+12.9%+4
Exchange visitors	14	5	+180.0%+9
Fiancé(e)s and their children	10	3	+233.3%+7
Other	6	14	-57.1%−8
Students	4	3	+33.3%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	2,146	1,884	+13.9%+262
H2A	155	30	+416.7%+125
H2B	66	19	+247.4%+47
A2	50	19	+163.2%+31
C1/D	28	22	+27.3%+6
J1	13	4	+225.0%+9
K1	10	3	+233.3%+7
U3	4	10	-60.0%−6
C1	4	7	-42.9%−3
L2	4	4	+0.0%+0
H1B	4	3	+33.3%+1
A1	3	5	-40.0%−2
L1	3	5	-40.0%−2
F1	3	3	+0.0%+0
C3	3	2	+50.0%+1
G4	3	2	+50.0%+1
P1	3	2	+50.0%+1
G2	2	0	new+2
H4	2	0	new+2
R1	1	3	-66.7%−2
U1	1	2	-50.0%−1
B1	1	1	+0.0%+0
J2	1	1	+0.0%+0
T4	1	1	+0.0%+0
B2	1	0	new+1
BBBCC	1	0	new+1
E3D	1	0	new+1
F2	1	0	new+1
G1	1	0	new+1
P4	1	0	new+1
E2	0	1	-100.0%−1
Q1	0	1	-100.0%−1
R2	0	1	-100.0%−1
T5	0	1	-100.0%−1

El Salvador: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202560,177
20264,553

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	5,681	2,036	-64.2%
February	5,628	2,517	-55.3%
March	7,240	–	–
April	7,116	–	–
May	5,140	–	–
June	4,232	–	–
July	4,696	–	–
August	4,304	–	–
September	4,504	–	–
October	5,603	–	–
November	3,251	–	–
December	2,782	–	–

When is it busy? El Salvador

Busiest month: March (10.0% of a typical year). Quietest: June (7.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

El Salvador: all published months

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	35,845
2018	43,329
2019	37,320
2020	14,275
2021	22,829
2022	45,767
2023	60,155
2024	67,949
2025	60,177
2026 partial	4,553

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Dec 20252,782
Jan 20262,036
Feb 20262,517

Dec 2025

2,78238% of selected

Jan 2026

2,03628% of selected

Feb 2026

2,51734% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 746 (26.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 265 (9.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	2,782	2,036	2,517
Total	2,782	2,036	2,517

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	2,149	1,885	+14.0%+264
Temporary workers	240	69	+247.8%+171
Diplomats and international organizations	59	26	+126.9%+33
Transit and crew	35	31	+12.9%+4
Exchange visitors	14	5	+180.0%+9
Fiancé(e)s and their children	10	3	+233.3%+7
Other	6	14	-57.1%−8
Students	4	3	+33.3%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	2,146	1,884	+13.9%+262
H2A	155	30	+416.7%+125
H2B	66	19	+247.4%+47
A2	50	19	+163.2%+31
C1/D	28	22	+27.3%+6
J1	13	4	+225.0%+9
K1	10	3	+233.3%+7
U3	4	10	-60.0%−6
C1	4	7	-42.9%−3
L2	4	4	+0.0%+0
H1B	4	3	+33.3%+1
A1	3	5	-40.0%−2
L1	3	5	-40.0%−2
F1	3	3	+0.0%+0
C3	3	2	+50.0%+1
G4	3	2	+50.0%+1
P1	3	2	+50.0%+1
G2	2	0	new+2
H4	2	0	new+2
R1	1	3	-66.7%−2
U1	1	2	-50.0%−1
B1	1	1	+0.0%+0
J2	1	1	+0.0%+0
T4	1	1	+0.0%+0
B2	1	0	new+1
BBBCC	1	0	new+1
E3D	1	0	new+1
F2	1	0	new+1
G1	1	0	new+1
P4	1	0	new+1
E2	0	1	-100.0%−1
Q1	0	1	-100.0%−1
R2	0	1	-100.0%−1
T5	0	1	-100.0%−1

El Salvador: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202560,177
20264,553

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	5,681	2,036	-64.2%
February	5,628	2,517	-55.3%
March	7,240	–	–
April	7,116	–	–
May	5,140	–	–
June	4,232	–	–
July	4,696	–	–
August	4,304	–	–
September	4,504	–	–
October	5,603	–	–
November	3,251	–	–
December	2,782	–	–

When is it busy? El Salvador

Busiest month: March (10.0% of a typical year). Quietest: June (7.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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El Salvador: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	35,845
2018	43,329
2019	37,320
2020	14,275
2021	22,829
2022	45,767
2023	60,155
2024	67,949
2025	60,177
2026 partial	4,553

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