Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Creator: Visa Status

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

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: 7,876

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

Year compared with

20251,464
2026129

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	112	78	-30.4%
February	54	51	-5.6%
March	87	–	–
April	69	–	–
May	99	–	–
June	134	–	–
July	160	–	–
August	170	–	–
September	135	–	–
October	118	–	–
November	86	–	–
December	240	–	–

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.

12.2%

5.6%

5.5%

3.4%

4.6%

5.3%

6.7%

7.4%

6.6%

7.6%

11.2%

24.0%

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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 month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	151
2018	0
2019	325
2020	318
2021	706
2022	1,862
2023	1,401
2024	1,520
2025	1,464
2026 partial	129

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	240	78	51
Total	240	78	51

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H1B

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

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

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