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Philippines · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from Philippines · February 2026
373

That is 137 more than in January 2026 (236) — +58.1%.

H2B visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+58.1% vs January 2026 (236)+28.2% vs February 2025 (291)

All published months together: 16,784

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Philippines · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025259
  • Jan 2026236
  • Feb 2026373
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  • Jan 2026 is 23 (8.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 114 (44.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 259236373
Total259236373
Total visas issued
3,895
Latest 12 months · Philippines · H2B
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By month · latest 12 months

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348234348188136426609488250259236373
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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 · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,754
  • 2026609
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January177236 +33.3%
February291373 +28.2%
March348––
April234––
May348––
June188––
July136––
August426––
September609––
October488––
November250––
December259––

When is it busy? Philippines · H2B

Busiest month: October (12.1% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.3%). 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 · H2B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial370
2019 912
2020 715
2021 1,960
2022 2,615
2023 3,166
2024 2,683
2025 3,754
2026 partial609