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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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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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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
02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial263
2019 882
2020 180
2021 614
2022 943
2023 730
2024 816
2025 760
2026 partial59