Vietnam · H1B

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

38,820 green cards issued in 2024 →

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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 Vietnam · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (79) — -1.3%.

H1B visas made up 1.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-1.3% vs January 2026 (79)-14.3% vs February 2025 (91)

All published months together: 4,963

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

Year compared with

2025793
2026157

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	165	79	-52.1%
February	91	78	-14.3%
March	50	–	–
April	38	–	–
May	32	–	–
June	42	–	–
July	48	–	–
August	37	–	–
September	34	–	–
October	32	–	–
November	45	–	–
December	179	–	–

When is it busy? Vietnam · H1B

Busiest month: December (20.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

19.4%

9.4%

5.1%

4.7%

4.9%

5.5%

7.0%

6.0%

4.9%

5.5%

7.3%

20.2%

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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.

Vietnam · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	20
Apr '17	17
May '17	24
Jun '17	28
Jul '17	23
Aug '17	27
Sep '17	36
Oct '17	20
Nov '17	35
Dec '17	103
Jan '18	62
Feb '18	66
Mar '18	32
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	179	79	78
Total	179	79	78

Vietnam · H1B

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

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