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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for the Netherlands

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

157157

Down 26%vs 213 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 42% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
13
Busiest month
29
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026Down 94%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 213

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 157

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak437
374
289
287
259
252
222
218
200
91
63
231
185
199
201
59
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 437 visas; FY2012: 374 visas; FY2013: 289 visas; FY2014: 287 visas; FY2015: 259 visas; FY2016: 252 visas; FY2017: 222 visas; FY2018: 218 visas; FY2019: 200 visas; FY2020: 91 visas; FY2021: 63 visas; FY2022: 231 visas; FY2023: 185 visas; FY2024: 199 visas; FY2025: 201 visas; FY2026: 59 visas so far.

FY2025 had 201 visas (+1% on FY2024). That's 54% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026116Down 94%
January 20261322Down 41%
December 20252631Down 16%
November 2025717Down 59%
October 20251217Down 29%
September 20251514Up 7.1%
August 20252117Up 24%
July 20252925Up 16%
June 20251116Down 31%
May 2025912Down 25%
April 2025912Down 25%
March 2025414Down 71%
February 202516–
January 202522–
December 202431–
November 202417–
October 202417–
September 202414–
August 202417–
July 202425–
June 202416–
May 202412–
April 202412–
March 202414–

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

H-1B visas issued in the Netherlands

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

Visas issued in the Netherlands, last 12 months

Jul 2025 – Feb 2026

115115

Monthly average
14
Busiest month
25
Dec 2025
Latest month
5
Feb 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 115

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Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in the Netherlands each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2025
2026

Busiest: December 2025: 25 visas

FewerMoreNo data

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2026So far

    18

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    First full year in this data
Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265–
January 202613–
December 202525–
November 202511–
October 202515–
September 202515–
August 202515–
July 202516–

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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