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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for the Philippines

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of the Philippines

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Philippines, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,5452,545

Down 26%vs 3,445 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
212
Busiest month
374
Aug 2025
Latest month
83
Feb 2026Down 65%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.5k

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak2.4k
2k
2.2k
1.7k
1.4k
1.5k
1.3k
1.2k
1.2k
649
808
2.2k
3.1k
Highest3.6k
3.4k
658
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 2,369 visas; FY2012: 2,026 visas; FY2013: 2,160 visas; FY2014: 1,700 visas; FY2015: 1,432 visas; FY2016: 1,455 visas; FY2017: 1,328 visas; FY2018: 1,217 visas; FY2019: 1,207 visas; FY2020: 649 visas; FY2021: 808 visas; FY2022: 2,151 visas; FY2023: 3,070 visas; FY2024: 3,562 visas; FY2025: 3,350 visas; FY2026: 658 visas so far.

FY2025 had 3,350 visas (−6% on FY2024). That's 41% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 55% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Philippines
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202683236Down 65%
January 2026158287Down 45%
December 2025136349Down 61%
November 202592284Down 68%
October 2025189307Down 38%
September 2025310381Down 19%
August 2025374432Down 13%
July 2025285378Down 25%
June 2025357257Up 39%
May 2025194207Down 6.3%
April 2025163169Down 3.6%
March 2025204158Up 29%
February 2025236–
January 2025287–
December 2024349–
November 2024284–
October 2024307–
September 2024381–
August 2024432–
July 2024378–
June 2024257–
May 2024207–
April 2024169–
March 2024158–

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

H-1B visas issued in the Philippines

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

Visas issued in the Philippines, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,3112,311

Down 25%vs 3,098 in the 12 months before

Down 25% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 53% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
193
Busiest month
345
Aug 2025
Latest month
79
Feb 2026Down 62%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.3k

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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

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5%
12%

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

Busiest: August 2024: 393 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    2.7k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    3.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 14%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    2.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 18%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    233

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 50%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 2,547 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 50% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Philippines
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202679208Down 62%
January 2026154261Down 41%
December 2025130310Down 58%
November 202576269Down 72%
October 2025174278Down 37%
September 2025292355Down 18%
August 2025345393Down 12%
July 2025239349Down 32%
June 2025337224Up 50%
May 2025172182Down 5.5%
April 2025140148Down 5.4%
March 2025173121Up 43%
February 2025208192Up 8.3%
January 2025261268About flat, 2.6%
December 2024310206Up 50%
November 2024269334Down 19%
October 2024278348Down 20%
September 2024355273Up 30%
August 2024393295Up 33%
July 2024349194Up 80%
June 2024224168Up 33%
May 2024182185About flat, 1.6%
April 2024148131Up 13%
March 2024121206Down 41%

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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