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Germany · H1B

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

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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
49
Latest 12 months · Germany · H1B · March

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  1. B1/B22,118
  2. J1754
  3. C1/D364
  4. L1305
  5. E2287
  6. F1201

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

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MonthIssuances
Oct '1864
Nov '1860
Dec '18139
Jan '1981
Feb '1934
Mar '1934
Apr '1937
May '1945
Jun '1972
Jul '19102
Aug '1982
Sep '1991
Oct '1987
Nov '1967
Dec '19150
Jan '2067
Feb '2027
Mar '2016
Apr '202
May '201
Jun '203
Jul '205
Aug '207
Sep '2010
Oct '2011
Nov '209
Dec '2022
Jan '2113
Feb '2116
Mar '2134
Apr '2123
May '2115
Jun '2136
Jul '2133
Aug '2182
Sep '2169
Oct '2169
Nov '2181
Dec '21143
Jan '2260
Feb '2233
Mar '2253
Apr '2243
May '2273
Jun '22108
Jul '22120
Aug '22113
Sep '2290
Oct '2270
Nov '2261
Dec '22119
Jan '2374
Feb '2324
Mar '2339
Apr '2338
May '2342
Jun '2367
Jul '2392
Aug '2374
Sep '2364
Oct '2359
Nov '2359
Dec '2398
Jan '2478
Feb '2435
Mar '2440
Apr '2442
May '2444
Jun '2478
Jul '2497
Aug '2475
Sep '2466
Oct '2470
Nov '2445
Dec '24146
Jan '2571
Feb '2528
Mar '2549
Apr '2528
May '2536
Jun '2580
Jul '2597
Aug '2582
Sep '2569
Oct '2554
Nov '2535
Dec '25131
Jan '2637
Feb '2622