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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for El Salvador

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of El Salvador

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

Visas issued to nationals of El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

8080

Down 23%vs 104 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 38% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
7
Busiest month
14
Dec 2025
Latest month
4
Feb 2026Down 33%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 104

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 80

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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 peak87
68
79
81
72
63
54
62
61
42
41
87
89
Highest101
97
36
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 87 visas; FY2012: 68 visas; FY2013: 79 visas; FY2014: 81 visas; FY2015: 72 visas; FY2016: 63 visas; FY2017: 54 visas; FY2018: 62 visas; FY2019: 61 visas; FY2020: 42 visas; FY2021: 41 visas; FY2022: 87 visas; FY2023: 89 visas; FY2024: 101 visas; FY2025: 97 visas; FY2026: 36 visas so far.

FY2025 had 97 visas (−4% on FY2024). That's 11% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 32% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202646Down 33%
January 2026318Down 83%
December 20251410Up 40%
November 202576Up 17%
October 2025813Down 38%
September 2025811Down 27%
August 202577About flat, 0%
July 202578Down 13%
June 202578Down 13%
May 202566About flat, 0%
April 202555About flat, 0%
March 202546Down 33%
February 20256–
January 202518–
December 202410–
November 20246–
October 202413–
September 202411–
August 20247–
July 20248–
June 20248–
May 20246–
April 20245–
March 20246–

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

H-1B visas issued in El Salvador

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

Visas issued in El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

7979

Down 29%vs 111 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 42% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
7
Busiest month
14
Dec 2025
Latest month
4
Feb 2026Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 111

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 79

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in El Salvador each month. Darker means more.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
3.7%
13%

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

Busiest: December 2022: 18 visas

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    99

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    99

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    97

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 2%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    7

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 72%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 97 visas (−2% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 72% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202648Down 50%
January 2026317Down 82%
December 20251411Up 27%
November 202566About flat, 0%
October 2025816Down 50%
September 2025711Down 36%
August 202597Up 29%
July 202578Down 13%
June 202567Down 14%
May 202568Down 25%
April 202566About flat, 0%
March 202536Down 50%
February 202584Up 100%
January 2025179Up 89%
December 20241113Down 15%
November 202469Down 33%
October 20241613Up 23%
September 2024117Up 57%
August 2024712Down 42%
July 2024814Down 43%
June 202475Up 40%
May 202487Up 14%
April 202464Up 50%
March 202462Up 200%

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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