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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Estonia

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

Data through November 2025

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Estonia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Estonia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Nov 2025

1414

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
5
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Nov 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14

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Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25

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.

010203040
Pre-COVID peak29
21
22
18
16
19
13
18
12
7
8
14
13
17
–
2
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 29 visas; FY2012: 21 visas; FY2013: 22 visas; FY2014: 18 visas; FY2015: 16 visas; FY2016: 19 visas; FY2017: 13 visas; FY2018: 18 visas; FY2019: 12 visas; FY2020: 7 visas; FY2021: 8 visas; FY2022: 14 visas; FY2023: 13 visas; FY2024: 17 visas; FY2026: 2 visas so far.

FY2024 had 17 visas (+31% on FY2023). That's 41% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Estonia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
November 20251–
October 20251–
September 20250–
August 20254–
July 20255–
June 20250–
May 20250–
April 20251–
March 20252–

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

H-1B visas issued in Estonia

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

Visas issued in Estonia, last 12 months

Dec 2024 – Nov 2025

1717

Down 15%vs 20 in the 12 months before

Down 15% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 50% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
6
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Nov 2025Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 17

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Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Estonia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
2.8%
13%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: July 2025: 6 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2024, May was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    20

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    18

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 10%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    17

    Jan–Nov · 11 of 12 months

    Down 5.6%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 18 visas (−10% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Nov) is running 5.6% behind the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Estonia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
November 202512Down 50%
October 202511About flat, 0%
September 202501Down 100%
August 202540
July 202563Up 100%
June 202502Down 100%
May 202503Down 100%
April 202511About flat, 0%
March 202531Up 200%
February 202511About flat, 0%
January 202503Down 100%
December 202402Down 100%
November 202422About flat, 0%
October 202412Down 50%
September 202411About flat, 0%
August 202405Down 100%
July 202431Up 200%
June 202421Up 100%
May 202432Up 50%
April 202412Down 50%
March 202410
February 202411About flat, 0%
January 202431Up 200%
December 202323Down 33%

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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