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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
490
Latest 12 months · Mexico · H2B · August
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Top visa types

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  1. BBBCC184,748
  2. H2A24,706
  3. BBBCV1,667
  4. TN1,494
  5. B1/B21,274
  6. F1845

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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MonthIssuances
Oct '184,487
Nov '182,360
Dec '181,818
Jan '195,221
Feb '194,634
Mar '1915,793
Apr '1910,549
May '193,934
Jun '1917,744
Jul '193,077
Aug '19588
Sep '192,079
Oct '194,539
Nov '192,588
Dec '192,811
Jan '203,913
Feb '202,325
Mar '2011,858
Apr '209,252
May '201,977
Jun '201,942
Jul '20112
Aug '2062
Sep '204,934
Oct '205,133
Nov '202,070
Dec '203,859
Jan '212,326
Feb '212,636
Mar '2118,120
Apr '2111,814
May '212,899
Jun '219,255
Jul '215,367
Aug '211,478
Sep '216,336
Oct '219,029
Nov '213,771
Dec '211,652
Jan '221,730
Feb '224,890
Mar '2221,228
Apr '2213,378
May '223,441
Jun '2212,105
Jul '226,733
Aug '221,541
Sep '225,044
Oct '229,749
Nov '223,277
Dec '221,455
Jan '232,927
Feb '238,801
Mar '2319,845
Apr '2318,583
May '238,313
Jun '234,820
Jul '231,757
Aug '23673
Sep '234,793
Oct '2310,356
Nov '233,568
Dec '232,644
Jan '245,851
Feb '248,944
Mar '2414,647
Apr '2423,119
May '249,302
Jun '243,780
Jul '241,526
Aug '24647
Sep '246,114
Oct '249,307
Nov '242,280
Dec '241,837
Jan '255,888
Feb '2511,076
Mar '2515,292
Apr '2516,670
May '2514,966
Jun '253,317
Jul '251,239
Aug '25490
Sep '256,312
Oct '259,106
Nov '252,770
Dec '251,351
Jan '261,868
Feb '262,175