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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Ethiopia

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5959

Down 48%vs 113 in the 12 months before

Down 48% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 59% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
12
Sep 2025
Latest month
2
Feb 2026Down 82%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 113

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 59

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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.

050100150200
35
49
30
36
45
36
41
34
Pre-COVID peak51
41
31
68
70
Highest119
98
22
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 35 visas; FY2012: 49 visas; FY2013: 30 visas; FY2014: 36 visas; FY2015: 45 visas; FY2016: 36 visas; FY2017: 41 visas; FY2018: 34 visas; FY2019: 51 visas; FY2020: 41 visas; FY2021: 31 visas; FY2022: 68 visas; FY2023: 70 visas; FY2024: 119 visas; FY2025: 98 visas; FY2026: 22 visas so far.

FY2025 had 98 visas (−18% on FY2024). That's 92% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 64% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026211Down 82%
January 2026513Down 62%
December 2025813Down 38%
November 2025412Down 67%
October 2025312Down 75%
September 2025126Up 100%
August 202549Down 56%
July 2025410Down 60%
June 202554Up 25%
May 2025510Down 50%
April 202568Down 25%
March 202515Down 80%
February 202511–
January 202513–
December 202413–
November 202412–
October 202412–
September 20246–
August 20249–
July 202410–
June 20244–
May 202410–
April 20248–
March 20245–

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

H-1B visas issued in Ethiopia

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

Visas issued in Ethiopia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4747

Down 38%vs 76 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
4
Busiest month
9
Sep 2025
Latest month
2
Feb 2026Down 78%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 76

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 47

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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 Ethiopia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
21%
1.3%

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

Busiest: January 2024: 24 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    64

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    84

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 31%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    61

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    6

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 70%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 61 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 70% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202629Down 78%
January 2026411Down 64%
December 202589Down 11%
November 202528Down 75%
October 202528Down 75%
September 202594Up 125%
August 202535Down 40%
July 202535Down 40%
June 202543Up 33%
May 202545Down 20%
April 202567Down 14%
March 202502Down 100%
February 202594Up 125%
January 20251124Down 54%
December 2024911Down 18%
November 202488About flat, 0%
October 202488About flat, 0%
September 202443Up 33%
August 202451Up 400%
July 202455About flat, 0%
June 202432Up 50%
May 202454Up 25%
April 202475Up 40%
March 202421Up 100%

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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