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Lebanon · 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 Lebanon · February 2026
8

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (16) — -50.0%.

H1B visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-50.0% vs January 2026 (16)-38.5% vs February 2025 (13)

All published months together: 1,570

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Lebanon · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202533
  • Jan 202616
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (51.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 25 (75.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 33168
Total33168
Total visas issued
287
Latest 12 months · Lebanon · H1B
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1615163052423020933168
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B210,069
  2. J1586
  3. H1B287
  4. A2215
  5. F1202
  6. C1/D183

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

compared with
  • 2025306
  • 202624
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3016 -46.7%
February138 -38.5%
March16––
April15––
May16––
June30––
July52––
August42––
September30––
October20––
November9––
December33––

When is it busy? Lebanon · H1B

Busiest month: July (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: March (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.

Lebanon · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 157
FY2020 103
FY2021 150
FY2022 268
FY2023 273
FY2024 234
FY2025 299
FY2026 partial86