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Russia · 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 Russia · February 2026
12

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (11) — +9.1%.

H1B visas made up 0.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+9.1% vs January 2026 (11)-25.0% vs February 2025 (16)

All published months together: 2,116

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Russia · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202519
  • Jan 202611
  • Feb 202612
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (42.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (36.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 191112
Total191112
Total visas issued
226
Latest 12 months · Russia · H1B
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B232,985
  2. C1/D3,136
  3. F11,769
  4. A2988
  5. J1753
  6. L2502

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

compared with
  • 2025244
  • 202623
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Month20252026Change
January2511 -56.0%
February1612 -25.0%
March18––
April12––
May12––
June32––
July21––
August28––
September27––
October20––
November14––
December19––

When is it busy? Russia · H1B

Busiest month: January (12.6% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.1%). 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.

Russia · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial120
2019 508
2020 100
2021 164
2022 364
2023 285
2024 308
2025 244
2026 partial23