India · H1B

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

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: 1,152,792

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

Year compared with

2025127,584
20263,047

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	17,386	1,422	-91.8%
February	13,749	1,625	-88.2%
March	11,067	–	–
April	11,086	–	–
May	10,035	–	–
June	10,514	–	–
July	12,247	–	–
August	7,064	–	–
September	6,890	–	–
October	7,756	–	–
November	10,504	–	–
December	9,286	–	–

When is it busy? India · H1B

Busiest month: January (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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12.1%

10.9%

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11.9%

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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.

India · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	8,258
Apr '17	6,290
May '17	7,923
Jun '17	7,903
Jul '17	7,276
Aug '17	8,170
Sep '17	6,833
Oct '17	9,022
Nov '17	12,417
Dec '17	18,260
Jan '18	14,057
Feb '18	11,354
Mar '18	9,739
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	9,286	1,422	1,625
Total	9,286	1,422	1,625

India · H1B

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

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