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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Rwanda · 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 Rwanda · February 2026
3

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (6) — ▼ -50.0%.

H1B visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (6)▲+0.0% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 329

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

compared with
  • 202569
  • 20269
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Month20252026Change
January126▼ -50.0%
February33▲ +0.0%
March10––
April3––
May2––
June3––
July2––
August5––
September5––
October0––
November3––
December21––

When is it busy? Rwanda · H1B

Busiest month: December (23.2% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.5%
11.1%
5.1%
4.0%
3.8%
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
5.0%
6.5%
9.0%
23.2%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Rwanda · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '172
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '172
Nov '171
Dec '1712
Jan '185
Feb '181
Mar '183
Apr '181
May '182
Jun '181
Jul '182
Aug '183
Sep '180
Oct '182
Nov '183
Dec '181
Jan '198
Feb '190
Mar '192
Apr '191
May '192
Jun '191
Jul '191
Aug '191
Sep '191
Oct '192
Nov '194
Dec '195
Jan '202
Feb '203
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '213
May '211
Jun '212
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '211
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '2113
Jan '223
Feb '223
Mar '221
Apr '221
May '222
Jun '222
Jul '226
Aug '226
Sep '223
Oct '221
Nov '224
Dec '2215
Jan '234
Feb '232
Mar '230
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '231
Jul '236
Aug '230
Sep '232
Oct '237
Nov '236
Dec '2311
Jan '246
Feb '246
Mar '243
Apr '242
May '241
Jun '244
Jul '242
Aug '247
Sep '249
Oct '246
Nov '246
Dec '2413
Jan '2512
Feb '253
Mar '2510
Apr '253
May '252
Jun '253
Jul '252
Aug '255
Sep '255
Oct '250
Nov '253
Dec '2521
Jan '266
Feb '263

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Total visas issued
2
Latest 12 months · Rwanda · H1B · May
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Rwanda · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202521
  • Jan 20266
  • Feb 20263
Dec 2025
2170% of selected
Jan 2026
620% of selected
Feb 2026
310% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 15 (71.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 18 (85.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2163
Total2163