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Netherlands · 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 Netherlands · February 2026
1

That is 12 fewer than in January 2026 (13) — -92.3%.

H1B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-92.3% vs January 2026 (13)-93.8% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 1,230

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Netherlands · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202526
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 20261
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  • Jan 2026 is 13 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 25 (96.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 26131
Total26131
Total visas issued
157
Latest 12 months · Netherlands · H1B
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4991129211512726131
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B25,216
  2. C1/D2,178
  3. J11,667
  4. F11,177
  5. L1764
  6. A2462

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

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  • 2025181
  • 202614
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Month20252026Change
January2213 -40.9%
February161 -93.8%
March4––
April9––
May9––
June11––
July29––
August21––
September15––
October12––
November7––
December26––

When is it busy? Netherlands · H1B

Busiest month: December (13.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.7%). 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.

Netherlands · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 200
FY2020 91
FY2021 63
FY2022 231
FY2023 185
FY2024 200
FY2025 201
FY2026 partial59