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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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

Visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
2,517

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

Quick view · February 2026
▲+23.6% vs January 2026 (2,036)▼-55.3% vs February 2025 (5,628)

All published months together: 392,199

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors2,1491,885▲ +14.0%+264
Temporary workers24069▲ +247.8%+171
Diplomats and international organizations5926▲ +126.9%+33
Transit and crew3531▲ +12.9%+4
Exchange visitors145▲ +180.0%+9
Fiancé(e)s and their children103▲ +233.3%+7
Other614▼ -57.1%−8
Students43▲ +33.3%+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B22,1461,884▲ +13.9%+262
H2A15530▲ +416.7%+125
H2B6619▲ +247.4%+47
A25019▲ +163.2%+31
C1/D2822▲ +27.3%+6
J1134▲ +225.0%+9
K1103▲ +233.3%+7
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El Salvador: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202560,177
  • 20264,553
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5,6812,036▼ -64.2%
February5,6282,517▼ -55.3%
March7,240––
April7,116––
May5,140––
June4,232––
July4,696––
August4,304––
September4,504––
October5,603––
November3,251––
December2,782––

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.

9.0%
9.0%
10.0%
7.5%
7.4%
7.4%
8.1%
8.1%
8.4%
8.8%
7.7%
8.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '173,902
Apr '172,756
May '173,406
Jun '173,559
Jul '173,875
Aug '173,727
Sep '173,347
Oct '173,704
Nov '173,756
Dec '173,813
Jan '182,952
Feb '183,075
Mar '182,986
Apr '18
▼ -60.0%
−6
C147▼ -42.9%−3
L244▲ +0.0%+0
H1B43▲ +33.3%+1
A135▼ -40.0%−2
L135▼ -40.0%−2
F133▲ +0.0%+0
C332▲ +50.0%+1
G432▲ +50.0%+1
P132▲ +50.0%+1
G220new+2
H420new+2
R113▼ -66.7%−2
U112▼ -50.0%−1
B111▲ +0.0%+0
J211▲ +0.0%+0
T411▲ +0.0%+0
B210new+1
BBBCC10new+1
E3D10new+1
F210new+1
G110new+1
P410new+1
E201▼ -100.0%−1
Q101▼ -100.0%−1
R201▼ -100.0%−1
T501▼ -100.0%−1
3,399
May '183,438
Jun '183,848
Jul '183,767
Aug '184,814
Sep '183,877
Oct '183,838
Nov '183,411
Dec '183,924
Jan '193,014
Feb '193,083
Mar '193,621
Apr '193,222
May '193,630
Jun '192,823
Jul '193,171
Aug '193,093
Sep '193,338
Oct '193,315
Nov '192,484
Dec '192,526
Jan '203,191
Feb '202,860
Mar '202,163
Apr '2056
May '2025
Jun '2057
Jul '20180
Aug '20397
Sep '20724
Oct '201,370
Nov '201,173
Dec '202,079
Jan '211,242
Feb '211,177
Mar '211,625
Apr '211,518
May '211,436
Jun '212,119
Jul '212,231
Aug '212,114
Sep '212,388
Oct '212,175
Nov '212,162
Dec '212,642
Jan '222,346
Feb '222,639
Mar '223,902
Apr '223,256
May '223,138
Jun '224,056
Jul '224,489
Aug '224,527
Sep '225,366
Oct '224,323
Nov '224,322
Dec '223,403
Jan '235,155
Feb '235,944
Mar '237,085
Apr '234,686
May '236,153
Jun '235,872
Jul '235,195
Aug '234,098
Sep '233,719
Oct '234,459
Nov '233,948
Dec '233,841
Jan '244,264
Feb '244,290
Mar '245,736
Apr '246,766
May '246,673
Jun '245,117
Jul '246,813
Aug '246,229
Sep '245,734
Oct '245,174
Nov '245,477
Dec '245,676
Jan '255,681
Feb '255,628
Mar '257,240
Apr '257,116
May '255,140
Jun '254,232
Jul '254,696
Aug '254,304
Sep '254,504
Oct '255,603
Nov '253,251
Dec '252,782
Jan '262,036
Feb '262,517

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

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

Explore El Salvador by period

Total visas issued
2,782
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · December
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By month · latest 12 months

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El Salvador · All visa categories · One total per month
  • 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 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,7822,0362,517
Total2,7822,0362,517