Which does the U.S. issue more, BBBCC or H2B visas?

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BBBCC vs H2B: U.S. visas issued

Updated: February 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of State, visa statistics · Unofficial

In the 12 months from March 2025 to February 2026, 1,708,066 BBBCC visas were issued, compared with 120,489 H2B visas. BBBCC received about 14.2 times as many as H2B. These count visas issued, not approval rates.

Month	BBBCC visas	H2B visas
February 2026	135,649	3,079
January 2026	128,124	2,807
December 2025	110,919	2,439
November 2025	107,560	3,935
October 2025	147,685	12,147
September 2025	149,591	10,200

Source numbers: visas BBBCC and H2B, State Department monthly reports. Recent months can be revised.

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