Ethiopia · H1B

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

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

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: 550

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

Year compared with

202576
20267

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	13	5	-61.5%
February	11	2	-81.8%
March	1	–	–
April	6	–	–
May	5	–	–
June	5	–	–
July	4	–	–
August	4	–	–
September	12	–	–
October	3	–	–
November	4	–	–
December	8	–	–

When is it busy? Ethiopia · H1B

Busiest month: January (18.1% of a typical year). Quietest: March (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

18.1%

9.6%

3.4%

6.3%

5.8%

6.1%

10.8%

7.8%

5.9%

6.2%

7.6%

12.3%

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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.

Ethiopia · H1B: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	27
2018	34
2019	63
2020	18
2021	38
2022	78
2023	83
2024	126
2025	76
2026 partial	7

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	8	5	2
Total	8	5	2

Ethiopia · H1B

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

When is it busy? Ethiopia · H1B

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