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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Egypt

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Egypt

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

Visas issued to nationals of Egypt, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

284284

Down 33%vs 427 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 53% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
24
Busiest month
65
Jun 2025
Latest month
13
Feb 2026Down 24%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 427

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 284

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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
Pre-COVID peak273
273
228
258
256
225
197
184
244
110
101
362
322
363
Highest390
84
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 273 visas; FY2012: 273 visas; FY2013: 228 visas; FY2014: 258 visas; FY2015: 256 visas; FY2016: 225 visas; FY2017: 197 visas; FY2018: 184 visas; FY2019: 244 visas; FY2020: 110 visas; FY2021: 101 visas; FY2022: 362 visas; FY2023: 322 visas; FY2024: 363 visas; FY2025: 390 visas; FY2026: 84 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 390 visas (+7.4% on FY2024). That's 43% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 56% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261317Down 24%
January 20261332Down 59%
December 20252559Down 58%
November 20251839Down 54%
October 20251543Down 65%
September 20251732Down 47%
August 20252732Down 16%
July 20253344Down 25%
June 20256548Up 35%
May 20252140Down 48%
April 20251417Down 18%
March 20252324Down 4.2%
February 202517–
January 202532–
December 202459–
November 202439–
October 202443–
September 202432–
August 202432–
July 202444–
June 202448–
May 202440–
April 202417–
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 Egypt who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Egypt.

H-1B visas issued in Egypt

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

Visas issued in Egypt, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

245245

Down 33%vs 367 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 48% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
20
Busiest month
54
Jun 2025
Latest month
13
Feb 2026Up 18%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 367

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 245

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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 Egypt each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
3.6%
15%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 57 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    237

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    370

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 56%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    259

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 30%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    23

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 259 visas (−30% 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 Egypt
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261311Up 18%
January 20261026Down 62%
December 20252657Down 54%
November 20251935Down 46%
October 20251237Down 68%
September 20251522Down 32%
August 20252129Down 28%
July 20252840Down 30%
June 20255445Up 20%
May 20251432Down 56%
April 20251212About flat, 0%
March 20252121About flat, 0%
February 20251120Down 45%
January 20252620Up 30%
December 20245724Up 138%
November 20243518Up 94%
October 20243710Up 270%
September 20242211Up 100%
August 20242937Down 22%
July 20244018Up 122%
June 20244531Up 45%
May 20243217Up 88%
April 2024127Up 71%
March 20242121About flat, 0%

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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