Spain · H1B

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

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

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: 6,605

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

Year compared with

2025858
202663

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	71	39	-45.1%
February	17	24	+41.2%
March	29	–	–
April	30	–	–
May	33	–	–
June	122	–	–
July	102	–	–
August	94	–	–
September	74	–	–
October	64	–	–
November	36	–	–
December	186	–	–

When is it busy? Spain · H1B

Busiest month: December (18.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.3%

4.2%

3.8%

3.2%

4.1%

9.2%

11.1%

10.8%

9.1%

7.1%

5.6%

18.6%

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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.

Spain · H1B: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	627
2018	742
2019	844
2020	144
2021	716
2022	821
2023	864
2024	926
2025	858
2026 partial	63

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	186	39	24
Total	186	39	24

Spain · H1B

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

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