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Mexico · H1B

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

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H1B visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
127

That is 71 fewer than in January 2026 (198) — -35.9%.

H1B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-35.9% vs January 2026 (198)+27.0% vs February 2025 (100)

All published months together: 11,897

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Mexico · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025238
  • Jan 2026198
  • Feb 2026127
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  • Jan 2026 is 40 (16.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 111 (46.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 238198127
Total238198127
Total visas issued
1,934
Latest 12 months · Mexico · H1B

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108106100159189151191221146238198127
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. BBBCC1,707,992
  2. H2A288,747
  3. H2B75,556
  4. BBBCV21,260
  5. J117,102
  6. TN16,631

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

compared with
  • 20251,926
  • 2026325
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January217198 -8.8%
February100127 +27.0%
March108––
April106––
May100––
June159––
July189––
August151––
September191––
October221––
November146––
December238––

When is it busy? Mexico · H1B

Busiest month: December (16.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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.

Mexico · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KFY2020partialFY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 partial1,252
FY2021 partial1,523
FY2022 2,072
FY2023 1,936
FY2024 1,954
FY2025 2,230
FY2026 partial930