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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · 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 Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
51

That is 27 fewer than in January 2026 (78) — -34.6%.

H1B visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-34.6% vs January 2026 (78)-5.6% vs February 2025 (54)

All published months together: 7,725

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025240
  • Jan 202678
  • Feb 202651
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  • Jan 2026 is 162 (67.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 189 (78.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2407851
Total2407851
Total visas issued
1,427
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B
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876999134160170135118862407851
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B223,455
  2. J118,344
  3. C1/D6,801
  4. L14,567
  5. F14,432
  6. L23,020

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,464
  • 2026129
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January11278 -30.4%
February5451 -5.6%
March87––
April69––
May99––
June134––
July160––
August170––
September135––
October118––
November86––
December240––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B

Busiest month: December (24.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.4%). 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.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 0
FY2020 611
FY2021 335
FY2022 1,686
FY2023 1,513
FY2024 1,423
FY2025 1,584
FY2026 partial573