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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Mexico

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Mexico

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

Visas issued to nationals of Mexico, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,9341,934

Down 14%vs 2,236 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
161
Busiest month
238
Dec 2025
Latest month
127
Feb 2026Up 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.9k

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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.

01k2k3k4k5k
2.6k
3.5k
Pre-COVID peak3.7k
3.2k
2.9k
2.5k
2.3k
2.5k
2.8k
1.6k
1.8k
2.1k
1.9k
2k
2.2k
930
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 2,647 visas; FY2012: 3,543 visas; FY2013: 3,686 visas; FY2014: 3,243 visas; FY2015: 2,894 visas; FY2016: 2,540 visas; FY2017: 2,322 visas; FY2018: 2,524 visas; FY2019: 2,754 visas; FY2020: 1,552 visas; FY2021: 1,828 visas; FY2022: 2,069 visas; FY2023: 1,934 visas; FY2024: 1,954 visas; FY2025: 2,230 visas; FY2026: 930 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,230 visas (+14% on FY2024). That's 40% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 24% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Mexico
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026127100Up 27%
January 2026198217Down 8.8%
December 2025238390Down 39%
November 2025146206Down 29%
October 2025221313Down 29%
September 2025191200Down 4.5%
August 2025151138Up 9.4%
July 2025189197Down 4.1%
June 2025159154Up 3.2%
May 2025100111Down 9.9%
April 2025106106About flat, 0%
March 2025108104Up 3.8%
February 2025100–
January 2025217–
December 2024390–
November 2024206–
October 2024313–
September 2024200–
August 2024138–
July 2024197–
June 2024154–
May 2024111–
April 2024106–
March 2024104–

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

H-1B visas issued in Mexico

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

Visas issued in Mexico, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,4423,442

Down 30%vs 4,945 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 55% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
287
Busiest month
402
Aug 2025
Latest month
154
Feb 2026Down 48%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.4k

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Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Mexico City40% of total
    1.4kDown 30%
    1,378 visas in the last 12 months, 1,975 in the 12 months before
  • Guadalajara15% of total
    516Down 26%
    516 visas in the last 12 months, 693 in the 12 months before
  • Tijuana11% of total
    368Up 8.6%
    368 visas in the last 12 months, 339 in the 12 months before
  • Monterrey10% of total
    358Down 59%
    358 visas in the last 12 months, 880 in the 12 months before
  • Nogales8.4% of total
    290Up 6.6%
    290 visas in the last 12 months, 272 in the 12 months before
  • Ciudad Juarez7.1% of total
    244Down 46%
    244 visas in the last 12 months, 448 in the 12 months before
  • Hermosillo5.8% of total
    198Up 11%
    198 visas in the last 12 months, 179 in the 12 months before
  • Merida1.1% of total
    39Down 63%
    39 visas in the last 12 months, 105 in the 12 months before
  • Matamoros1% of total
    35Down 5.4%
    35 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before
  • Nuevo Laredo0.5% of total
    16Down 5.9%
    16 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before

Mexico City issues the most: 40% of the total. Hermosillo grew the most (+11%); Merida issued 63% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Mexico each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.9%
11%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 671 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    3.8k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    4.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 28%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    3.8k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 20%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    374

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 51%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 3,835 visas (−20% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 51% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Mexico
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026154298Down 48%
January 2026220469Down 53%
December 2025266671Down 60%
November 2025201463Down 57%
October 2025323624Down 48%
September 2025381474Down 20%
August 2025402356Up 13%
July 2025346390Down 11%
June 2025315341Down 7.6%
May 2025228288Down 21%
April 2025282305Down 7.5%
March 2025324266Up 22%
February 2025298256Up 16%
January 2025469364Up 29%
December 2024671369Up 82%
November 2024463317Up 46%
October 2024624385Up 62%
September 2024474336Up 41%
August 2024356352About flat, 1.1%
July 2024390390About flat, 0%
June 2024341327Up 4.3%
May 2024288212Up 36%
April 2024305235Up 30%
March 2024266261About flat, 1.9%

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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