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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Bahrain

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Bahrain

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

Visas issued to nationals of Bahrain, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1010

Down 57%vs 23 in the 12 months before

Down 57% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
2
Mar 2025
Latest month
2
Dec 2025Down 71%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 23

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 10

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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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Pre-COVID peak12
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15
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Highest16
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 4 visas; FY2012: 12 visas; FY2013: 5 visas; FY2014: 12 visas; FY2015: 8 visas; FY2016: 11 visas; FY2017: 5 visas; FY2018: 7 visas; FY2019: 10 visas; FY2020: 5 visas; FY2021: 9 visas; FY2022: 15 visas; FY2023: 13 visas; FY2024: 14 visas; FY2025: 16 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 16 visas (+14% on FY2024). That's 33% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 60% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Bahrain
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202527Down 71%
November 202511About flat, 0%
October 202512Down 50%
September 202510
August 202502Down 100%
July 202502Down 100%
June 202520
May 202500
April 202501Down 100%
March 202522About flat, 0%
February 202501Down 100%
January 202515Down 80%
December 202470
November 202411About flat, 0%
October 202420
September 202401Down 100%
August 202421Up 100%
July 202420
June 202402Down 100%
May 202403Down 100%
April 202411About flat, 0%
March 202421Up 100%
February 202410
January 202451Up 400%

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

H-1B visas issued in Bahrain

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

Visas issued in Bahrain, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4848

Down 29%vs 68 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 73% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4
Busiest month
8
Jul 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 70%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 68

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 48

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in Bahrain each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
16%
3.6%

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

Busiest: August 2022: 25 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

    88

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    62

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 30%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    63

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 1.6%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    3

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 83%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 63 visas (+1.6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 83% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Bahrain
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026310Down 70%
January 202608Down 100%
December 2025615Down 60%
November 202529Down 78%
October 202576Up 17%
September 202523Down 33%
August 202545Down 20%
July 202581Up 700%
June 202543Up 33%
May 202551Up 400%
April 202522About flat, 0%
March 202555About flat, 0%
February 2025103Up 233%
January 202589Down 11%
December 2024159Up 67%
November 202495Up 80%
October 202464Up 50%
September 202437Down 57%
August 202455About flat, 0%
July 202416Down 83%
June 202439Down 67%
May 202416Down 83%
April 202424Down 50%
March 202459Down 44%

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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