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Nicaragua · 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 Nicaragua · February 2026
2

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — -50.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-50.0% vs January 2026 (4)+100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 196

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Nicaragua · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20262
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (42.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 742
Total742
Total visas issued
50
Latest 12 months · Nicaragua · H1B
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21–5510662742
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B212,136
  2. H2A1,455
  3. C1/D446
  4. F1198
  5. B1110
  6. C1109

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

compared with
  • 202546
  • 20266
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January14 +300.0%
February12 +100.0%
March2––
April1––
May0––
June5––
July5––
August10––
September6––
October6––
November2––
December7––

When is it busy? Nicaragua · H1B

Busiest month: December (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.4%). 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.

Nicaragua · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 13
FY2020 12
FY2021 5
FY2022 35
FY2023 25
FY2024 32
FY2025 53
FY2026 partial21