Italy · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Italy
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 Italy · February 2026

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: 6,783

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

Year compared with

2025888
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	106	63	-40.6%
February	33	21	-36.4%
March	42	–	–
April	40	–	–
May	34	–	–
June	98	–	–
July	116	–	–
August	91	–	–
September	75	–	–
October	80	–	–
November	35	–	–
December	138	–	–

When is it busy? Italy · H1B

Busiest month: December (17.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.5%

4.2%

4.5%

3.6%

5.0%

7.9%

10.2%

9.3%

7.9%

6.1%

17.6%

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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.

Italy · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	43
Apr '17	39
May '17	52
Jun '17	78
Jul '17	79
Aug '17	76
Sep '17	74
Oct '17	57
Nov '17	54
Dec '17	148
Jan '18	69
Feb '18	32
Mar '18	36
Apr '18	25

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	138	63	21
Total	138	63	21

Italy · H1B

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

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