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Germany · 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 Germany · February 2026
22

That is 15 fewer than in January 2026 (37) — -40.5%.

H1B visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-40.5% vs January 2026 (37)-21.4% vs February 2025 (28)

All published months together: 5,247

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Germany · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025131
  • Jan 202637
  • Feb 202622
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  • Jan 2026 is 94 (71.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 109 (83.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1313722
Total1313722
Total visas issued
720
Latest 12 months · Germany · H1B
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4928368097826954351313722
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B219,597
  2. J112,361
  3. F15,372
  4. C1/D4,355
  5. E23,413
  6. L13,226

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

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  • 2025760
  • 202659
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January7137 -47.9%
February2822 -21.4%
March49––
April28––
May36––
June80––
July97––
August82––
September69––
October54––
November35––
December131––

When is it busy? Germany · H1B

Busiest month: December (16.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.9%). 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.

Germany · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 841
FY2020 442
FY2021 363
FY2022 986
FY2023 764
FY2024 771
FY2025 801
FY2026 partial279