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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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El Salvador · H1B

26,860 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from El Salvador · February 2026
4

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +33.3%.

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

Quick view · February 2026
▲+33.3% vs January 2026 (3)▼-33.3% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 644

El Salvador · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202597
  • 20267
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Month20252026Change
January183▼ -83.3%
February64▼ -33.3%
March4––
April5––
May6––
June7––
July7––
August7––
September8––
October8––
November7––
December14––

When is it busy? El Salvador · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.2%
6.5%
6.1%
4.9%
5.5%
6.3%
6.6%
7.8%
12.2%
9.8%
5.6%
15.5%
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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 · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175
Apr '174
May '173
Jun '174
Jul '176
Aug '171
Sep '174
Oct '175
Nov '173
Dec '1713
Jan '187
Feb '183
Mar '181
Apr '18
4
May '185
Jun '186
Jul '183
Aug '188
Sep '184
Oct '184
Nov '183
Dec '1810
Jan '197
Feb '190
Mar '191
Apr '195
May '190
Jun '198
Jul '196
Aug '198
Sep '198
Oct '195
Nov '194
Dec '1919
Jan '205
Feb '202
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '200
Jul '201
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '212
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '215
May '212
Jun '212
Jul '212
Aug '212
Sep '2122
Oct '2110
Nov '211
Dec '217
Jan '2217
Feb '2210
Mar '225
Apr '222
May '226
Jun '227
Jul '224
Aug '227
Sep '2213
Oct '227
Nov '229
Dec '2217
Jan '236
Feb '238
Mar '231
Apr '234
May '237
Jun '233
Jul '239
Aug '2311
Sep '237
Oct '2311
Nov '239
Dec '2313
Jan '249
Feb '248
Mar '246
Apr '245
May '246
Jun '248
Jul '248
Aug '247
Sep '2411
Oct '2413
Nov '246
Dec '2410
Jan '2518
Feb '256
Mar '254
Apr '255
May '256
Jun '257
Jul '257
Aug '257
Sep '258
Oct '258
Nov '257
Dec '2514
Jan '263
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
6
Latest 12 months · El Salvador · H1B · May
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El Salvador · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202514
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
1467% of selected
Jan 2026
314% of selected
Feb 2026
419% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (78.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1434
Total1434