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Saudi Arabia · H1B

Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

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H1B visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
9

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (12) — -25.0%.

H1B visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-25.0% vs January 2026 (12)+28.6% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 888

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Saudi Arabia · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202517
  • Jan 202612
  • Feb 20269
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (29.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (47.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 17129
Total17129
Total visas issued
10
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · H1B · March

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  1. B1/B24,879
  2. A2511
  3. F1145
  4. F285
  5. D82
  6. L250

Saudi Arabia · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025164
  • 202621
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Month20252026Change
January1712 -29.4%
February79 +28.6%
March10––
April19––
May11––
June26––
July10––
August16––
September10––
October7––
November14––
December17––

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · H1B

Busiest month: January (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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.

Saudi Arabia · H1B: all published months

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010203040Oct'19Apr'20Oct'20Apr'21Oct'21Apr'22Oct'22Apr'23Oct'23Apr'24Oct'24Apr'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '198
Nov '195
Dec '1916
Jan '2013
Feb '202
Mar '206
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '202
Aug '203
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '202
Dec '204
Jan '218
Feb '214
Mar '212
Apr '216
May '2111
Jun '21–
Jul '2110
Aug '2117
Sep '2115
Oct '218
Nov '218
Dec '2122
Jan '2219
Feb '226
Mar '2214
Apr '2211
May '2210
Jun '2218
Jul '2212
Aug '2214
Sep '227
Oct '2214
Nov '2212
Dec '2219
Jan '2316
Feb '238
Mar '234
Apr '2310
May '2315
Jun '2317
Jul '2328
Aug '2315
Sep '2311
Oct '2313
Nov '2317
Dec '2325
Jan '2416
Feb '249
Mar '2415
Apr '2416
May '2412
Jun '2413
Jul '2426
Aug '2413
Sep '249
Oct '2412
Nov '2420
Dec '2431
Jan '2517
Feb '257
Mar '2510
Apr '2519
May '2511
Jun '2526
Jul '2510
Aug '2516
Sep '2510
Oct '257
Nov '2514
Dec '2517
Jan '2612
Feb '269