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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Barbados

How many H-1B visas nationals of Barbados are issued, and what each US consulate in Barbados issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Barbados

Every H-1B visa issued to a national of Barbados, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Barbados, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2121

Down 34%vs 32 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 11% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
6
Dec 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 32

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 21

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The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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58
Pre-COVID peak59
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36
32
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 58 visas; FY2012: 59 visas; FY2013: 37 visas; FY2014: 27 visas; FY2015: 36 visas; FY2016: 32 visas; FY2017: 19 visas; FY2018: 16 visas; FY2019: 31 visas; FY2020: 7 visas; FY2021: 7 visas; FY2022: 23 visas; FY2023: 24 visas; FY2024: 23 visas; FY2025: 26 visas; FY2026: 12 visas so far.

FY2025 had 26 visas (+13% on FY2024). That's 56% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 29% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202610
January 202613Down 67%
December 202566About flat, 0%
November 202545Down 20%
October 202503Down 100%
September 202522About flat, 0%
August 202513Down 67%
July 202522About flat, 0%
June 202533About flat, 0%
May 202502Down 100%
April 202502Down 100%
March 202511About flat, 0%
February 202502Down 100%
January 202531Up 200%
December 202462Up 200%
November 202451Up 400%
October 20243–
September 20242–
August 20243–
July 20242–
June 20243–
May 20242–
April 20242–
March 20241–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Barbados who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Barbados.

H-1B visas issued in Barbados

How many H-1B visas the US consulates in Barbados issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Barbados, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

178178

Down 32%vs 260 in the 12 months before

Down 32% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 71% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
15
Busiest month
26
Aug 2025
Latest month
4
Feb 2026Down 81%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 260

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 178

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Barbados each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
6%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: December 2022: 50 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    310

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    249

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 20%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    219

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 12%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    7

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 85%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 219 visas (−12% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 85% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Barbados
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026421Down 81%
January 2026327Down 89%
December 20251734Down 50%
November 20251232Down 63%
October 2025422Down 82%
September 20252018Up 11%
August 20252620Up 30%
July 20252220Up 10%
June 20251614Up 14%
May 20252017Up 18%
April 20251420Down 30%
March 20252015Up 33%
February 20252116Up 31%
January 20252721Up 29%
December 20243429Up 17%
November 20243220Up 60%
October 20242243Down 49%
September 20241816Up 13%
August 20242028Down 29%
July 20242019Up 5.3%
June 20241430Down 53%
May 20241726Down 35%
April 20242011Up 82%
March 20241525Down 40%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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