USCIS's data on H-1B Visa approval by country provides insights into the type of employment for which the visa has been approved by country. In this dataset, the details are available for ten major countries. There are two types of employment- Initial and Continuing. Initial employment refers to the petitions filed for new H-1B employment with an employer. Petitions filed for concurrent employment...
Last UpdatedFebruary, 2025
| fiscal_year | country | type_of_employment | value | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | All Countries | Initial Employment | 118948 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | All Countries | Continuing Employment | 267370 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | India | Initial Employment | 68825 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | China | Initial Employment | 16094 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | Canada | Initial Employment | 1881 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | South Korea | Initial Employment | 1959 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | Philippines | Initial Employment | 3279 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | Mexico | Initial Employment | 1420 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | Taiwan | Initial Employment | 1337 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
| 2022-23 | Brazil | Initial Employment | 1244 | value in absolute numbers | fiscal_year: Fiscal year in US is from October to September |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. H1-B Visas approved by employment type for some countries [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/101
