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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Guatemala, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Guatemala · February 2026
10,560

That is 841 more than in January 2026 (9,719) — +8.7%.

Quick view · February 2026
+8.7% vs January 2026 (9,719)-7.6% vs February 2025 (11,430)

All published months together: 535,817

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Guatemala · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202511,438
  • Jan 20269,719
  • Feb 202610,560
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,719 (15.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 878 (7.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 11,4389,71910,560
Total11,4389,71910,560
Total visas issued
13,201
Latest 12 months · Guatemala · May
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,349
  2. H2B1,986
  3. H2A576
  4. F183
  5. A245
  6. J136

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors9,6098,989 +6.9%+620
Temporary workers814565 +44.1%+249
Diplomats and international organizations3527 +29.6%+8
Transit and crew3116 +93.8%+15
Students2474 -67.6%−50
Exchange visitors1915 +26.7%+4
Other1819 -5.3%−1
Fiancé(e)s and their children1014 -28.6%−4

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B29,5978,983 +6.8%+614
H2A693306 +126.5%+387
H2B90225 -60.0%−135
A23210 +220.0%+22
F12269 -68.1%−47
J11715 +13.3%+2
P1150new+15
C1/D1310 +30.0%+3
C3133 +333.3%+10
B1126 +100.0%+6
K1910 -10.0%−1
U358 -37.5%−3
L155 +0.0%+0
C153 +66.7%+2
T352 +150.0%+3
L247 -42.9%−3
R134 -25.0%−1
T530new+3
H1B27 -71.4%−5
F224 -50.0%−2
U223 -33.3%−1
G120new+2
J220new+2
G414 -75.0%−3
H414 -75.0%−3
K214 -75.0%−3
I13 -66.7%−2
T411 +0.0%+0
O310new+1
U410new+1
A1010 -100.0%−10
O104 -100.0%−4
G203 -100.0%−3
O203 -100.0%−3
M101 -100.0%−1
U101 -100.0%−1
U501 -100.0%−1

Guatemala: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025138,439
  • 202620,279
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January11,3369,719 -14.3%
February11,43010,560 -7.6%
March15,134––
April14,651––
May13,201––
June10,080––
July6,839––
August7,054––
September8,452––
October16,860––
November11,964––
December11,438––

When is it busy? Guatemala

Busiest month: March (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: July (6.6%). 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.

Guatemala: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050K100K150K200K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial14,105
2019 49,340
2020 14,665
2021 27,067
2022 77,522
2023 89,867
2024 104,533
2025 138,439
2026 partial20,279