Mexico · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Mexico
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 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: 18,812

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

Year compared with

20251,926
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	217	198	-8.8%
February	100	127	+27.0%
March	108	–	–
April	106	–	–
May	100	–	–
June	159	–	–
July	189	–	–
August	151	–	–
September	191	–	–
October	221	–	–
November	146	–	–
December	238	–	–

When is it busy? Mexico · H1B

Busiest month: December (16.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.7%

6.8%

6.5%

4.7%

4.9%

7.8%

8.9%

7.1%

10.3%

7.9%

16.3%

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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.

Mexico · H1B: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	2,085
2018	2,377
2019	2,812
2020	844
2021	2,241
2022	2,155
2023	1,841
2024	2,206
2025	1,926
2026 partial	325

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	238	198	127
Total	238	198	127

Mexico · H1B

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

When is it busy? Mexico · H1B

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