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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H4

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Dependent of an H worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and similar workers.

H4 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
27

That is 11 more than in January 2026 (16) — +68.8%.

H4 visas made up 0.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+68.8% vs January 2026 (16)+58.8% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 2,981

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 202548
  • Jan 202616
  • Feb 202627
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  • Jan 2026 is 32 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 21 (43.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 481627
Total481627
Total visas issued
634
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H4
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4447528611474433944481627
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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 · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025664
  • 202643
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Month20252026Change
January5616 -71.4%
February1727 +58.8%
March44––
April47––
May52––
June86––
July114––
August74––
September43––
October39––
November44––
December48––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · H4

Busiest month: December (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.6%). 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 · H4: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 72
2020 104
2021 239
2022 715
2023 587
2024 557
2025 664
2026 partial43