El Salvador · H2B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of El Salvador
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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: 30,031

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

Year compared with

20257,467
202685

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	403	19	-95.3%
February	578	66	-88.6%
March	1,885	–	–
April	1,448	–	–
May	1,936	–	–
June	561	–	–
July	266	–	–
August	82	–	–
September	209	–	–
October	59	–	–
November	20	–	–
December	20	–	–

When is it busy? El Salvador · H2B

Busiest month: March (23.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (1.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.5%

6.3%

23.8%

14.4%

13.6%

10.5%

10.8%

5.2%

4.7%

3.2%

1.2%

1.9%

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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 · H2B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	80
Apr '17	146
May '17	17
Jun '17	4
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	6
Sep '17	36
Oct '17	29
Nov '17	4
Dec '17	8
Jan '18	62
Feb '18	76
Mar '18	69

El Salvador · H2B

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

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