Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Krakow, and its share of everything issued in Poland.
Visas issued at Krakow, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
104104
About the same as the previous 12 months (+2%). But the last 3 months ran 24% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 102
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 104
Every US consulate in Poland: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Krakow issued 30% of the H-1B visas issued in Poland in the last 12 months, down from 36% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Krakow each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 25 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
108
Jan – Dec 2023
104
Jan – Dec 2024
86
Jan – Dec 2025
24
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 86 visas (−17% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 300% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6 | 2 | Up 200% |
| January 2026 | 18 | 4 | Up 350% |
| December 2025 | 7 | 19 | Down 63% |
| November 2025 | 9 | 7 | Up 29% |
| October 2025 | 11 | 11 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2025 | 7 | 8 | Down 13% |
| August 2025 | 11 | 10 | Up 10% |
| July 2025 | 8 | 6 | Up 33% |
| June 2025 | 10 | 12 | Down 17% |
| May 2025 | 7 | 9 | Down 22% |
| April 2025 | 5 | 6 | Down 17% |
| March 2025 | 5 | 8 | Down 38% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2025 | 4 | 6 | Down 33% |
| December 2024 | 19 | 19 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2024 | 11 | 11 | About flat, 0% |
| September 2024 | 8 | 10 | Down 20% |
| August 2024 | 10 | 13 | Down 23% |
| July 2024 | 6 | 7 | Down 14% |
| June 2024 | 12 | 11 | Up 9.1% |
| May 2024 | 9 | 4 | Up 125% |
| April 2024 | 6 | 6 | About flat, 0% |
| March 2024 | 8 | 6 | Up 33% |
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 Poland
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