Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at London, and its share of everything issued in the United Kingdom.
Visas issued at London, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,8942,894
Down 21% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 59% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.7k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.9k
Every US consulate in the United Kingdom: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
London issued 96% of the H-1B visas issued in the United Kingdom in the last 12 months. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at London each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 538 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
3k
Jan – Dec 2023
3.6k
Jan – Dec 2024
3.2k
Jan – Dec 2025
146
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 3,168 visas (−11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 65% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 60 | 154 | Down 61% |
| January 2026 | 86 | 266 | Down 68% |
| December 2025 | 250 | 538 | Down 54% |
| November 2025 | 118 | 355 | Down 67% |
| October 2025 | 206 | 430 | Down 52% |
| September 2025 | 324 | 335 | Down 3.3% |
| August 2025 | 477 | 345 | Up 38% |
| July 2025 | 384 | 420 | Down 8.6% |
| June 2025 | 329 | 229 | Up 44% |
| May 2025 | 228 | 234 | About flat, 2.6% |
| April 2025 | 226 | 167 | Up 35% |
| March 2025 | 206 | 182 | Up 13% |
| February 2025 | 154 | 140 | Up 10% |
| January 2025 | 266 | 199 | Up 34% |
| December 2024 | 538 | 365 | Up 47% |
| November 2024 | 355 | 268 | Up 32% |
| October 2024 | 430 | 268 | Up 60% |
| September 2024 | 335 | 283 | Up 18% |
| August 2024 | 345 | 299 | Up 15% |
| July 2024 | 420 | 261 | Up 61% |
| June 2024 | 229 | 272 | Down 16% |
| May 2024 | 234 | 235 | About flat, 0.4% |
| April 2024 | 167 | 170 | About flat, 1.8% |
| March 2024 | 182 | 177 | About flat, 2.8% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in the United Kingdom
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