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Spain · 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 Spain · February 2026
24

That is 15 fewer than in January 2026 (39) — -38.5%.

H1B visas made up 0.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-38.5% vs January 2026 (39)+41.2% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 5,469

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Spain · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 2025186
  • Jan 202639
  • Feb 202624
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  • Jan 2026 is 147 (79.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 162 (87.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1863924
Total1863924
Total visas issued
833
Latest 12 months · Spain · H1B
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293033122102947464361863924
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B216,230
  2. J112,939
  3. F14,520
  4. C1/D2,887
  5. L11,289
  6. E21,234

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

compared with
  • 2025858
  • 202663
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January7139 -45.1%
February1724 +41.2%
March29––
April30––
May33––
June122––
July102––
August94––
September74––
October64––
November36––
December186––

When is it busy? Spain · H1B

Busiest month: December (18.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.1%). 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.

Spain · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 796
FY2020 398
FY2021 411
FY2022 936
FY2023 840
FY2024 861
FY2025 878
FY2026 partial349