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Philippines · 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 Philippines · February 2026
83

That is 75 fewer than in January 2026 (158) — -47.5%.

H1B visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-47.5% vs January 2026 (158)-64.8% vs February 2025 (236)

All published months together: 15,457

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Philippines · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025136
  • Jan 2026158
  • Feb 202683
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  • Jan 2026 is 22 (16.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 53 (39.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 13615883
Total13615883
Total visas issued
2,545
Latest 12 months · Philippines · H1B
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2041631943572853743101899213615883
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B292,235
  2. C1/D81,011
  3. J15,614
  4. B14,081
  5. K14,058
  6. H2B3,895

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

compared with
  • 20252,827
  • 2026241
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Month20252026Change
January287158 -44.9%
February23683 -64.8%
March204––
April163––
May194––
June357––
July285––
August374––
September310––
October189––
November92––
December136––

When is it busy? Philippines · H1B

Busiest month: December (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.6%). 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.

Philippines · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial264
2019 1,259
2020 469
2021 1,169
2022 2,578
2023 3,193
2024 3,457
2025 2,827
2026 partial241