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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Singapore

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Singapore

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

Visas issued to nationals of Singapore, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

487487

Down 7.9%vs 529 in the 12 months before

Down 7.9% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 19% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
41
Busiest month
100
Dec 2025
Latest month
42
Feb 2026Up 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 529

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 487

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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 peak394
375
330
348
333
330
369
337
388
254
131
510
484
477
Highest532
284
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 394 visas; FY2012: 375 visas; FY2013: 330 visas; FY2014: 348 visas; FY2015: 333 visas; FY2016: 330 visas; FY2017: 369 visas; FY2018: 337 visas; FY2019: 388 visas; FY2020: 254 visas; FY2021: 131 visas; FY2022: 510 visas; FY2023: 484 visas; FY2024: 477 visas; FY2025: 532 visas; FY2026: 284 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 532 visas (+12% on FY2024). That's 35% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 14% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Singapore
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264237Up 14%
January 20264264Down 34%
December 2025100127Down 21%
November 20255051About flat, 2%
October 20255050About flat, 0%
September 20252531Down 19%
August 20252830Down 6.7%
July 20253334About flat, 2.9%
June 20253440Down 15%
May 20252517Up 47%
April 20253224Up 33%
March 20252624Up 8.3%
February 202537–
January 202564–
December 2024127–
November 202451–
October 202450–
September 202431–
August 202430–
July 202434–
June 202440–
May 202417–
April 202424–
March 202424–

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

H-1B visas issued in Singapore

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

Visas issued in Singapore, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

776776

Down 34%vs 1,175 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
65
Busiest month
127
Dec 2025
Latest month
44
Feb 2026Down 45%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 776

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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 Singapore each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.3%
17%

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

Busiest: December 2022: 322 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    1.3k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 8.2%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    888

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 23%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    94

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 54%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 888 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 54% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Singapore
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264480Down 45%
January 202650126Down 60%
December 2025127259Down 51%
November 202566108Down 39%
October 202566103Down 36%
September 20256172Down 15%
August 20257381Down 9.9%
July 20257069About flat, 1.4%
June 20256383Down 24%
May 20254452Down 15%
April 20256172Down 15%
March 20255170Down 27%
February 20258073Up 9.6%
January 2025126111Up 14%
December 2024259169Up 53%
November 2024108125Down 14%
October 2024103107Down 3.7%
September 20247280Down 10%
August 20248182About flat, 1.2%
July 20246970About flat, 1.4%
June 20248386Down 3.5%
May 20245280Down 35%
April 20247275Down 4%
March 20247094Down 26%

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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