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U.S. work visa routes

Index · United States

Routes
8
Applications FY2025
786,530
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Routes

Applications by route, all years
  1. H-1B9,357,701
  2. E-3 (Australia)172,686
  3. H-1B1 (Chile)20,799
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)19,304
  5. PERM labour certification1,769,123
  6. H-2A agricultural workers227,725
  7. H-2B non-agricultural workers183,837
  8. CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)29,657
RouteFY2024FY2025FY2026 to 30 Jun
H-1B546,807580,623426,952
E-3 (Australia)10,39910,3447,671
H-1B1 (Chile)2,3122,2401,654
H-1B1 (Singapore)1,5191,6141,219
PERM labour certification114,499147,056112,550
H-2A agricultural workers22,62124,52620,638
H-2B non-agricultural workers17,67417,55317,075
CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)3,8702,5741,428
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

All routes year by year

Applications by fiscal year, all routes

398k795kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026
398k795kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026
Data table
FY2008484,461
FY2009399,574
FY201090,378
FY2011441,413
FY2012492,002
FY2013497,107
FY2014602,692
FY2015721,910
FY2016789,884
FY2017740,732
FY2018795,324
FY2019793,262
FY2020701,770
FY2021667,664
FY2022766,665
FY2023700,576
FY2024719,701
FY2025786,530
FY2026589,187
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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