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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Ethiopia · H4

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Dependent of an H worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and similar workers.

H4 visas issued to people from Ethiopia · February 2026
3

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -25.0%.

H4 visas made up 0.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-25.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-70.0% vs February 2025 (10)

All published months together: 358

Ethiopia · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202577
  • 20267
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January64▼ -33.3%
February103▼ -70.0%
March8––
April2––
May14––
June12––
July8––
August8––
September5––
October1––
November0––
December3––

When is it busy? Ethiopia · H4

Busiest month: January (18.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

18.1%
6.9%
2.4%
10.6%
5.0%
9.6%
10.9%
16.2%
5.5%
8.3%
4.6%
1.9%
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.

Ethiopia · H4: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '175
May '171
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '178
Sep '170
Oct '173
Nov '172
Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '182
May '180
Jun '184
Jul '185
Aug '182
Sep '180
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '195
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '191
Jun '190
Jul '192
Aug '197
Sep '192
Oct '193
Nov '192
Dec '191
Jan '203
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '214
Feb '211
Mar '211
Apr '2112
May '210
Jun '214
Jul '214
Aug '216
Sep '211
Oct '213
Nov '214
Dec '210
Jan '223
Feb '220
Mar '221
Apr '226
May '221
Jun '226
Jul '224
Aug '2218
Sep '227
Oct '224
Nov '222
Dec '220
Jan '238
Feb '234
Mar '230
Apr '236
May '236
Jun '232
Jul '234
Aug '233
Sep '234
Oct '2310
Nov '233
Dec '234
Jan '247
Feb '242
Mar '243
Apr '2410
May '243
Jun '245
Jul '245
Aug '2414
Sep '244
Oct '248
Nov '246
Dec '240
Jan '256
Feb '2510
Mar '258
Apr '252
May '2514
Jun '2512
Jul '258
Aug '258
Sep '255
Oct '251
Nov '250
Dec '253
Jan '264
Feb '263

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8
Latest 12 months · Ethiopia · H4 · March
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Ethiopia · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
330% of selected
Jan 2026
440% of selected
Feb 2026
330% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 343
Total343