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Ethiopia · H1B

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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 Ethiopia · February 2026
2

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (5) — -60.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-60.0% vs January 2026 (5)-81.8% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 501

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Ethiopia · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20262
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (37.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (75.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 852
Total852
Total visas issued
59
Latest 12 months · Ethiopia · H1B
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,859
  2. C1/D1,481
  3. F1986
  4. G4471
  5. K1375
  6. J1180

Ethiopia · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202576
  • 20267
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January135 -61.5%
February112 -81.8%
March1––
April6––
May5––
June5––
July4––
August4––
September12––
October3––
November4––
December8––

When is it busy? Ethiopia · H1B

Busiest month: January (19.0% of a typical year). Quietest: March (3.4%). 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.

Ethiopia · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 51
FY2020 41
FY2021 31
FY2022 68
FY2023 70
FY2024 120
FY2025 98
FY2026 partial22