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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Bangladesh

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh

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

Visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

256256

Down 37%vs 408 in the 12 months before

Down 37% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 68% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
21
Busiest month
36
Jun 2025
Latest month
10
Feb 2026Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 408

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 256

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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

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.

0100200300400500
163
181
189
188
231
Pre-COVID peak269
182
199
247
178
104
288
342
371
Highest404
78
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 163 visas; FY2012: 181 visas; FY2013: 189 visas; FY2014: 188 visas; FY2015: 231 visas; FY2016: 269 visas; FY2017: 182 visas; FY2018: 199 visas; FY2019: 247 visas; FY2020: 178 visas; FY2021: 104 visas; FY2022: 288 visas; FY2023: 342 visas; FY2024: 371 visas; FY2025: 404 visas; FY2026: 78 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 404 visas (+8.9% on FY2024). That's 50% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 65% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261020Down 50%
January 20262166Down 68%
December 20252174Down 72%
November 20251437Down 62%
October 20251229Down 59%
September 20251616About flat, 0%
August 20252221Up 4.8%
July 20252822Up 27%
June 20253639Down 7.7%
May 20252335Down 34%
April 20251925Down 24%
March 20253424Up 42%
February 202520–
January 202566–
December 202474–
November 202437–
October 202429–
September 202416–
August 202421–
July 202422–
June 202439–
May 202435–
April 202425–
March 202424–

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 Bangladesh who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Bangladesh.

H-1B visas issued in Bangladesh

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

Visas issued in Bangladesh, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

223223

Down 35%vs 342 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 65% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
19
Busiest month
31
Jun 2025
Latest month
9
Feb 2026Down 47%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 342

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 223

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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 Bangladesh each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
3.3%
17%

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

Busiest: December 2023: 73 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    311

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    327

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 5.1%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    268

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    30

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 60%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 268 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 60% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bangladesh
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026917Down 47%
January 20262158Down 64%
December 20252068Down 71%
November 20251434Down 59%
October 20251225Down 52%
September 2025119Up 22%
August 20251616About flat, 0%
July 20252215Up 47%
June 20253135Down 11%
May 20252028Down 29%
April 20251720Down 15%
March 20253017Up 76%
February 20251727Down 37%
January 20255833Up 76%
December 20246873Down 6.8%
November 20243427Up 26%
October 20242519Up 32%
September 202499About flat, 0%
August 20241610Up 60%
July 20241527Down 44%
June 20243524Up 46%
May 20242825Up 12%
April 20242018Up 11%
March 20241710Up 70%

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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