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Mexico · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from Mexico · February 2026
2,175

That is 307 more than in January 2026 (1,868) — +16.4%.

H2B visas made up 1.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+16.4% vs January 2026 (1,868)-80.4% vs February 2025 (11,076)

All published months together: 555,867

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Mexico · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 20251,351
  • Jan 20261,868
  • Feb 20262,175
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  • Jan 2026 is 517 (38.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 824 (61.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1,3511,8682,175
Total1,3511,8682,175
Total visas issued
75,556
Latest 12 months · Mexico · H2B
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By month · latest 12 months

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15.3K16.7K15K3.3K1.2K4906.3K9.1K2.8K1.4K1.9K2.2K
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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

Mexico · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202588,477
  • 20264,043
05K10K15K20KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January5,8881,868 -68.3%
February11,0762,175 -80.4%
March15,292––
April16,670––
May14,966––
June3,317––
July1,239––
August490––
September6,312––
October9,106––
November2,770––
December1,351––

When is it busy? Mexico · H2B

Busiest month: March (21.8% of a typical year). Quietest: August (1.0%). 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.

Mexico · H2B: all published months

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025K50K75K100K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial8,665
2019 73,557
2020 47,437
2021 74,683
2022 84,571
2023 87,080
2024 87,354
2025 88,477
2026 partial4,043