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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 17,285

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 (10.9% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.3%
7.9%
8.1%
6.1%
5.9%
7.0%
7.7%
8.8%
8.9%
9.1%
9.4%
10.9%
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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.

Philippines · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17105
Apr '1784
May '1779
Jun '17110
Jul '1776
Aug '1763
Sep '1794
Oct '17118
Nov '1772
Dec '17169
Jan '18137
Feb '1867
Mar '18108
Apr '18
111
May '1881
Jun '18100
Jul '18121
Aug '1863
Sep '1870
Oct '1877
Nov '1877
Dec '18110
Jan '19108
Feb '1992
Mar '19165
Apr '1998
May '19102
Jun '1981
Jul '1987
Aug '19102
Sep '1996
Oct '19117
Nov '1976
Dec '19135
Jan '20120
Feb '2089
Mar '2031
Apr '200
May '202
Jun '203
Jul '207
Aug '2025
Sep '2044
Oct '2041
Nov '2056
Dec '2051
Jan '2139
Feb '2164
Mar '2179
Apr '21104
May '2167
Jun '2182
Jul '2174
Aug '2165
Sep '2187
Oct '2192
Nov '21164
Dec '21252
Jan '22138
Feb '22149
Mar '22241
Apr '22179
May '22143
Jun '22171
Jul '22185
Aug '22232
Sep '22211
Oct '22284
Nov '22335
Dec '22310
Jan '23245
Feb '23166
Mar '23232
Apr '23159
May '23225
Jun '23200
Jul '23241
Aug '23354
Sep '23323
Oct '23429
Nov '23384
Dec '23235
Jan '24316
Feb '24219
Mar '24158
Apr '24169
May '24207
Jun '24257
Jul '24378
Aug '24432
Sep '24381
Oct '24307
Nov '24284
Dec '24349
Jan '25287
Feb '25236
Mar '25204
Apr '25163
May '25194
Jun '25357
Jul '25285
Aug '25374
Sep '25310
Oct '25189
Nov '2592
Dec '25136
Jan '26158
Feb '2683

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Total visas issued
357
Latest 12 months · Philippines · H1B · June
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Philippines · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025136
  • Jan 2026158
  • Feb 202683
Dec 2025
13636% of selected
Jan 2026
15842% of selected
Feb 2026
8322% of selected
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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