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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Colombia

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Colombia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Colombia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

908908

Down 15%vs 1,068 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
76
Busiest month
176
Dec 2025
Latest month
53
Feb 2026Up 66%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 908

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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.

02505007501k1.3k
Pre-COVID peak934
904
787
714
718
633
524
547
608
313
362
926
999
959
Highest1k
436
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 934 visas; FY2012: 904 visas; FY2013: 787 visas; FY2014: 714 visas; FY2015: 718 visas; FY2016: 633 visas; FY2017: 524 visas; FY2018: 547 visas; FY2019: 608 visas; FY2020: 313 visas; FY2021: 362 visas; FY2022: 926 visas; FY2023: 999 visas; FY2024: 959 visas; FY2025: 1,010 visas; FY2026: 436 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 1,010 visas (+5.3% on FY2024). That's 8.1% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Colombia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265332Up 66%
January 20265767Down 15%
December 2025176254Down 31%
November 20255775Down 24%
October 202593110Down 15%
September 20257077Down 9.1%
August 202553110Down 52%
July 2025122147Down 17%
June 20259387Up 6.9%
May 20255338Up 39%
April 20254132Up 28%
March 20254039About flat, 2.6%
February 202532–
January 202567–
December 2024254–
November 202475–
October 2024110–
September 202477–
August 2024110–
July 2024147–
June 202487–
May 202438–
April 202432–
March 202439–

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

H-1B visas issued in Colombia

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

Visas issued in Colombia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

957957

Down 15%vs 1,129 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
80
Busiest month
196
Dec 2025
Latest month
54
Feb 2026Up 54%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 957

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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 Colombia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
3.6%
21%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 269 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 13%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    949

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 17%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    115

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 7.5%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 949 visas (−17% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 7.5% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Colombia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265435Up 54%
January 20266172Down 15%
December 2025196269Down 27%
November 20256883Down 18%
October 2025105114Down 7.9%
September 20257877About flat, 1.3%
August 202551111Down 54%
July 2025120151Down 21%
June 20258793Down 6.5%
May 20255045Up 11%
April 20254234Up 24%
March 20254545About flat, 0%
February 20253554Down 35%
January 20257270About flat, 2.9%
December 2024269179Up 50%
November 20248366Up 26%
October 202411491Up 25%
September 20247792Down 16%
August 2024111128Down 13%
July 202415198Up 54%
June 202493105Down 11%
May 20244560Down 25%
April 20243434About flat, 0%
March 20244550Down 10%

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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