Russia · H4

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
Creator: Visa Status

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H4 visas issued to people from Russia · February 2026

That is 8 more than in January 2026 (6) — +133.3%.

H4 visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+133.3% vs January 2026 (6)+16.7% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 2,463

Russia · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	27	6	-77.8%
February	12	14	+16.7%
March	11	–	–
April	9	–	–
May	15	–	–
June	28	–	–
July	20	–	–
August	28	–	–
September	16	–	–
October	16	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	8	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · H4

Busiest month: January (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%

9.9%

7.9%

5.9%

5.3%

8.4%

8.6%

9.8%

8.0%

8.6%

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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.

Russia · H4: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	232
FY2018	425
FY2019	425
FY2020	184
FY2021	83
FY2022	314
FY2023	300
FY2024	216
FY2025	226
FY2026 partial	58

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	8	6	14
Total	8	6	14

Russia · H4

Russia · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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