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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for the United Kingdom

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom

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

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,4271,427

Down 7.4%vs 1,541 in the 12 months before

Down 7.4% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 21% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
119
Busiest month
240
Dec 2025
Latest month
51
Feb 2026Down 5.6%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.4k

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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.

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
347
Highest1.7k
1.5k
1.5k
1.6k
573
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 347 visas; FY2022: 1,706 visas; FY2023: 1,540 visas; FY2024: 1,462 visas; FY2025: 1,584 visas; FY2026: 573 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,584 visas (+8.3% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265154Down 5.6%
January 202678112Down 30%
December 2025240304Down 21%
November 202586108Down 20%
October 2025118152Down 22%
September 2025135114Up 18%
August 2025170139Up 22%
July 2025160196Down 18%
June 2025134119Up 13%
May 202599107Down 7.5%
April 20256964Up 7.8%
March 20258772Up 21%
February 202554–
January 2025112–
December 2024304–
November 2024108–
October 2024152–
September 2024114–
August 2024139–
July 2024196–
June 2024119–
May 2024107–
April 202464–
March 202472–

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

H-1B visas issued in the United Kingdom

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

Visas issued in the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,0283,028

Down 20%vs 3,795 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 56% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
252
Busiest month
492
Aug 2025
Latest month
63
Feb 2026Down 60%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3k

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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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • London96% of total
    2.9kDown 21%
    2,894 visas in the last 12 months, 3,655 in the 12 months before
  • Belfast4.4% of total
    134Down 4.3%
    134 visas in the last 12 months, 140 in the 12 months before

London issues the most: 96% of the total. London issued 21% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in the United Kingdom each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
4.8%
12%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 566 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    3.2k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    3.7k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 17%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    3.3k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 11%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    159

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 63%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 3,302 visas (−11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202663157Down 60%
January 202696276Down 65%
December 2025278566Down 51%
November 2025121365Down 67%
October 2025222448Down 50%
September 2025340348About flat, 2.3%
August 2025492360Up 37%
July 2025392431Down 9%
June 2025342243Up 41%
May 2025238238About flat, 0%
April 2025233174Up 34%
March 2025211189Up 12%
February 2025157143Up 9.8%
January 2025276215Up 28%
December 2024566385Up 47%
November 2024365282Up 29%
October 2024448284Up 58%
September 2024348304Up 14%
August 2024360320Up 13%
July 2024431277Up 56%
June 2024243283Down 14%
May 2024238240About flat, 0.8%
April 2024174174About flat, 0%
March 2024189182Up 3.8%

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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