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Italy · 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 Italy · February 2026
21

That is 42 fewer than in January 2026 (63) — -66.7%.

H1B visas made up 1.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-66.7% vs January 2026 (63)-36.4% vs February 2025 (33)

All published months together: 5,519

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Italy · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025138
  • Jan 202663
  • Feb 202621
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  • Jan 2026 is 75 (54.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 117 (84.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1386321
Total1386321
Total visas issued
833
Latest 12 months · Italy · H1B
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42403498116917580351386321
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,992
  2. J17,710
  3. F15,976
  4. C1/D2,564
  5. L11,498
  6. E2962

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

compared with
  • 2025888
  • 202684
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Month20252026Change
January10663 -40.6%
February3321 -36.4%
March42––
April40––
May34––
June98––
July116––
August91––
September75––
October80––
November35––
December138––

When is it busy? Italy · H1B

Busiest month: December (17.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.7%). 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.

Italy · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 862
FY2020 384
FY2021 318
FY2022 1,091
FY2023 808
FY2024 799
FY2025 920
FY2026 partial337