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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for Thailand

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

Data through February 2026

H-1B visas issued to nationals of Thailand

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

Visas issued to nationals of Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

373373

Down 11%vs 420 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
31
Busiest month
80
Dec 2025
Latest month
15
Feb 2026Down 52%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 420

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 373

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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.

0100200300400500
Pre-COVID peak330
284
302
245
239
209
201
189
188
136
70
284
366
387
Highest411
224
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 330 visas; FY2012: 284 visas; FY2013: 302 visas; FY2014: 245 visas; FY2015: 239 visas; FY2016: 209 visas; FY2017: 201 visas; FY2018: 189 visas; FY2019: 188 visas; FY2020: 136 visas; FY2021: 70 visas; FY2022: 284 visas; FY2023: 366 visas; FY2024: 387 visas; FY2025: 411 visas; FY2026: 224 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 411 visas (+6.2% on FY2024). That's 25% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 15% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261531Down 52%
January 20266655Up 20%
December 20258093Down 14%
November 20254258Down 28%
October 20252125Down 16%
September 20252024Down 17%
August 20252619Up 37%
July 20253037Down 19%
June 20252419Up 26%
May 20251622Down 27%
April 20251715Up 13%
March 20251622Down 27%
February 202531–
January 202555–
December 202493–
November 202458–
October 202425–
September 202424–
August 202419–
July 202437–
June 202419–
May 202422–
April 202415–
March 202422–

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

H-1B visas issued in Thailand

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

Visas issued in Thailand, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

471471

Down 33%vs 698 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
39
Busiest month
86
Dec 2025
Latest month
15
Feb 2026Down 64%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 698

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 471

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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 Thailand each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
4.8%
19%

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

Busiest: December 2022: 169 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    633

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    691

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 9.2%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    519

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 25%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    83

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 37%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 519 visas (−25% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Thailand
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261542Down 64%
January 20266889Down 24%
December 202586150Down 43%
November 20254882Down 41%
October 20252744Down 39%
September 20252837Down 24%
August 20253148Down 35%
July 20254471Down 38%
June 20253632Up 13%
May 20252835Down 20%
April 20252529Down 14%
March 20253539Down 10%
February 20254242About flat, 0%
January 20258982Up 8.5%
December 2024150119Up 26%
November 20248293Down 12%
October 20244423Up 91%
September 20243735Up 5.7%
August 20244833Up 45%
July 20247137Up 92%
June 20243239Down 18%
May 20243541Down 15%
April 20242935Down 17%
March 20243936Up 8.3%

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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