Which does the U.S. issue more, H2A or H4 visas?

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H2A vs H4: 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, 319,918 H2A visas were issued, compared with 111,067 H4 visas. H2A received about 2.9 times as many as H4. These count visas issued, not approval rates.

Month	H2A visas	H4 visas
February 2026	34,178	2,360
January 2026	25,277	2,706
December 2025	13,464	5,693
November 2025	8,150	6,488
October 2025	12,605	6,602
September 2025	21,116	7,324

Source numbers: visas H2A and H4, State Department monthly reports. Recent months can be revised.

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