Guatemala · H2B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Guatemala
Creator: Visa Status

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H2B visas issued to people from Guatemala · February 2026

That is 135 fewer than in January 2026 (225) — -60.0%.

H2B visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-60.0% vs January 2026 (225)-93.6% vs February 2025 (1,417)

All published months together: 53,046

Guatemala · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202511,860
2026315

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	610	225	-63.1%
February	1,417	90	-93.6%
March	2,563	–	–
April	1,724	–	–
May	1,986	–	–
June	1,181	–	–
July	455	–	–
August	240	–	–
September	401	–	–
October	695	–	–
November	278	–	–
December	310	–	–

When is it busy? Guatemala · H2B

Busiest month: April (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.2%

7.1%

12.3%

12.5%

8.1%

9.5%

7.8%

4.5%

3.4%

8.6%

8.2%

8.7%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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.

Guatemala · H2B: 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,527
FY2018	3,296
FY2019	3,262
FY2020	1,691
FY2021	3,463
FY2022	6,375
FY2023	9,467
FY2024	10,164
FY2025	12,203
FY2026 partial	1,598

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	310	225	90
Total	310	225	90

Guatemala · H2B

Guatemala · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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