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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Panama · 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 Panama · February 2026
10

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (11) — ▼ -9.1%.

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

Quick view · February 2026
▼-9.1% vs January 2026 (11)▲+900.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 411

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

compared with
  • 202547
  • 202621
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January211▲ +450.0%
February110▲ +900.0%
March1––
April5––
May2––
June4––
July4––
August5––
September4––
October5––
November4––
December10––

When is it busy? Panama · H1B

Busiest month: December (20.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%
5.0%
6.9%
4.5%
4.0%
7.4%
5.2%
7.3%
9.5%
8.0%
10.2%
20.7%
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.

Panama · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '171
May '171
Jun '173
Jul '172
Aug '171
Sep '173
Oct '175
Nov '170
Dec '178
Jan '183
Feb '182
Mar '183
Apr '180
May '182
Jun '185
Jul '182
Aug '183
Sep '182
Oct '180
Nov '181
Dec '1810
Jan '195
Feb '194
Mar '190
Apr '194
May '194
Jun '192
Jul '191
Aug '194
Sep '194
Oct '194
Nov '192
Dec '199
Jan '202
Feb '200
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '201
Jan '213
Feb '211
Mar '210
Apr '213
May '212
Jun '213
Jul '216
Aug '215
Sep '216
Oct '212
Nov '213
Dec '2112
Jan '222
Feb '222
Mar '225
Apr '222
May '222
Jun '224
Jul '222
Aug '222
Sep '228
Oct '228
Nov '227
Dec '225
Jan '2310
Feb '237
Mar '231
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '234
Jul '231
Aug '236
Sep '237
Oct '236
Nov '235
Dec '2313
Jan '247
Feb '244
Mar '243
Apr '243
May '242
Jun '248
Jul '245
Aug '244
Sep '249
Oct '2411
Nov '246
Dec '2417
Jan '252
Feb '251
Mar '251
Apr '255
May '252
Jun '254
Jul '254
Aug '255
Sep '254
Oct '255
Nov '254
Dec '2510
Jan '2611
Feb '2610

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Total visas issued
5
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Panama · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202510
  • Jan 202611
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
1032% of selected
Jan 2026
1135% of selected
Feb 2026
1032% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (10.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 101110
Total101110