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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 1,566

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

compared with
  • 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 (12.6% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%
8.4%
4.8%
4.8%
5.6%
7.4%
10.4%
9.4%
7.6%
9.8%
8.1%
12.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Netherlands · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01002003004002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial195
2018 190
2019 212
2020 39
2021 110
2022 231
2023 195
2024 199
2025 181
2026 partial14

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Total visas issued
157
Latest 12 months · Netherlands · H1B
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Netherlands · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202526
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
2665% of selected
Jan 2026
1333% of selected
Feb 2026
13% of selected
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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