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India · H1B

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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 India · February 2026
1,625

That is 203 more than in January 2026 (1,422) — +14.3%.

H1B visas made up 2.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+14.3% vs January 2026 (1,422)-88.2% vs February 2025 (13,749)

All published months together: 974,613

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India · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20259,286
  • Jan 20261,422
  • Feb 20261,625
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  • Jan 2026 is 7,864 (84.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7,661 (82.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 9,2861,4221,625
Total9,2861,4221,625
Total visas issued
99,496
Latest 12 months · India · H1B
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By month · latest 12 months

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11.1K11.1K10K10.5K12.2K7.1K6.9K7.8K10.5K9.3K1.4K1.6K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2892,982
  2. H1B99,496
  3. H482,010
  4. C1/D40,458
  5. F130,292
  6. L220,817

India · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025127,584
  • 20263,047
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January17,3861,422 -91.8%
February13,7491,625 -88.2%
March11,067––
April11,086––
May10,035––
June10,514––
July12,247––
August7,064––
September6,890––
October7,756––
November10,504––
December9,286––

When is it busy? India · H1B

Busiest month: January (13.6% of a typical year). Quietest: August (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.

India · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100K200K300K400KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 130,961
FY2020 94,647
FY2021 46,077
FY2022 166,384
FY2023 206,917
FY2024 150,736
FY2025 148,298
FY2026 partial30,593