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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Brazil

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Brazil

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

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,5691,569

Down 21%vs 1,983 in the 12 months before

Down 21% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 35% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
131
Busiest month
300
Dec 2025
Latest month
62
Feb 2026Down 38%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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.

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
Pre-COVID peak1.6k
1.6k
1.5k
1.4k
1.3k
1.3k
1.1k
1.1k
1.2k
682
293
Highest2k
1.4k
1.8k
1.9k
696
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,614 visas; FY2012: 1,583 visas; FY2013: 1,451 visas; FY2014: 1,352 visas; FY2015: 1,258 visas; FY2016: 1,253 visas; FY2017: 1,113 visas; FY2018: 1,120 visas; FY2019: 1,209 visas; FY2020: 682 visas; FY2021: 293 visas; FY2022: 1,999 visas; FY2023: 1,430 visas; FY2024: 1,801 visas; FY2025: 1,899 visas; FY2026: 696 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,899 visas (+5.4% on FY2024). That's 18% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 32% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202662100Down 38%
January 2026107166Down 36%
December 2025300457Down 34%
November 2025105134Down 22%
October 2025122169Down 28%
September 2025126149Down 15%
August 2025168157Up 7%
July 2025165149Up 11%
June 2025149185Down 19%
May 2025105125Down 16%
April 20258699Down 13%
March 20257493Down 20%
February 2025100–
January 2025166–
December 2024457–
November 2024134–
October 2024169–
September 2024149–
August 2024157–
July 2024149–
June 2024185–
May 2024125–
April 202499–
March 202493–

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

H-1B visas issued in Brazil

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

Visas issued in Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,5911,591

Down 21%vs 2,021 in the 12 months before

Down 21% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 35% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
133
Busiest month
308
Dec 2025
Latest month
60
Feb 2026Down 42%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sao Paulo59% of total
    946Down 23%
    946 visas in the last 12 months, 1,229 in the 12 months before
  • Rio De Janeiro19% of total
    296Down 24%
    296 visas in the last 12 months, 392 in the 12 months before
  • Porto Alegre8.9% of total
    142Up 7.6%
    142 visas in the last 12 months, 132 in the 12 months before
  • Brasilia8.6% of total
    137Down 10%
    137 visas in the last 12 months, 153 in the 12 months before
  • Recife4.4% of total
    70Down 39%
    70 visas in the last 12 months, 115 in the 12 months before

Sao Paulo issues the most: 59% of the total. Recife issued 39% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Brazil each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
4.8%
22%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 466 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.6k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 26%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.7k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 14%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    169

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,695 visas (−14% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202660103Down 42%
January 2026109170Down 36%
December 2025308466Down 34%
November 2025110134Down 18%
October 2025124176Down 30%
September 2025126149Down 15%
August 2025170155Up 9.7%
July 2025163150Up 8.7%
June 2025148188Down 21%
May 2025103132Down 22%
April 202596101Down 5%
March 20257497Down 24%
February 202510390Up 14%
January 2025170139Up 22%
December 2024466368Up 27%
November 2024134141Down 5%
October 2024176143Up 23%
September 2024149107Up 39%
August 2024155124Up 25%
July 2024150111Up 35%
June 2024188143Up 31%
May 202413287Up 52%
April 202410172Up 40%
March 20249798About flat, 1%

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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