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Guatemala · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from Guatemala · February 2026
90

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: 48,223

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Guatemala · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025310
  • Jan 2026225
  • Feb 202690
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  • Jan 2026 is 85 (27.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 220 (71.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 31022590
Total31022590
Total visas issued
10,148
Latest 12 months · Guatemala · H2B
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2.6K1.7K2K1.2K45524040169527831022590
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2117,916
  2. H2B10,148
  3. H2A4,574
  4. F1891
  5. A2599
  6. J1270

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

compared with
  • 202511,860
  • 2026315
01K2K3K4KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January610225 -63.1%
February1,41790 -93.6%
March2,563––
April1,724––
May1,986––
June1,181––
July455––
August240––
September401––
October695––
November278––
December310––

When is it busy? Guatemala · H2B

Busiest month: March (13.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.5%). 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.

Guatemala · H2B: all published months

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05K10K15K20K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,269
2019 3,023
2020 1,019
2021 4,474
2022 6,281
2023 9,593
2024 10,389
2025 11,860
2026 partial315