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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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H1B1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026
246

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (251) — ▼ -2.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-2.0% vs January 2026 (251)▲+6.5% vs February 2025 (231)

All published months together: 19,317

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
CountryFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Chile162167▼ -3.0%−5
Singapore8484▲ +0.0%+0

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visasBiggest change
Embassy / postFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Santiago158163▼ -3.1%−5
Singapore7981▼ -2.5%−2
London12▼ -50.0%−1
Calgary11▲ +0.0%+0
Vancouver11▲ +0.0%+0
Guadalajara10new+1
Hong Kong10new+1
Santo Domingo10new+1

H1B1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,829
  • 2026497
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January282251▼ -11.0%
February231246▲ +6.5%
March211––
April219––
May201––
June300––
July342––
August248––
September198––
October136––
November157––
December304––

When is it busy? H1B1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: December (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.5%
8.2%
7.9%
6.2%
7.2%
7.7%
9.2%
9.4%
7.7%
6.8%
7.7%
11.5%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

H1B1 worldwide: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial1,214
2018 1,558
2019 1,746
2020 970
2021 1,586
2022 2,833
2023 2,862
2024 3,222
2025 2,829
2026 partial497
Seoul
1
0
new+1
Shanghai10new+1
Tijuana10new+1
Berlin01▼ -100.0%−1
Montevideo01▼ -100.0%−1

Explore H1B1 by period

Total visas issued
201
Latest 12 months · H1B1 · May
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Top 5 countries

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  1. Chile1,850
  2. Singapore963
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All countries together · Visa class H1B1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025304
  • Jan 2026251
  • Feb 2026246
Dec 2025
30438% of selected
Jan 2026
25131% of selected
Feb 2026
24631% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 53 (17.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 58 (19.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 304251246
Total304251246