Showing H-1B (Specialty Occupation) · FY2009–FY2026.
FY2009–2023 comes from USCIS's archived per-year export files; FY2024–FY2026 was pulled directly from USCIS's live Crosstab View tool, with FY2026 reflecting data as of 6/30/2026 (a partial fiscal year, not a full-year total).
"Approval"/"Denial" counts are workers covered by first decisions on petitions (initial + continuing employment), not unique petitions.
Note: FY2026 volume is well below FY2025 in this dataset — likely because FY2026 is a partial year (data as of 6/30/2026), not a real year-over-year drop.
Note: FY2026 volume is well below FY2025 in this dataset — likely because FY2026 is a partial year (data as of 6/30/2026), not a real year-over-year drop.
TESLA INC — Petition History (all fiscal years, all programs on file)
| Visa | Fiscal Year | Location | Initial Approved | Initial Denied | Continuing Approved | Continuing Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1B | FY2026 | AUSTIN, TX | 1,005 | 13 | 569 | 108 |
| H1B | FY2025 | AUSTIN, TX | 549 | 6 | 542 | 2 |
| H1B | FY2024 | AUSTIN, CA | 950 | 6 | 817 | 14 |
| H1B | FY2023 | AUSTIN, NV | 92 | 0 | 405 | 8 |
| H1B | FY2022 | AUSTIN, CA | 337 | 3 | 771 | 11 |
| H1B | FY2021 | FREMONT, CA | 251 | 2 | 629 | 5 |
| H1B | FY2020 | FREMONT, CA | 226 | 2 | 423 | 6 |
| H1B | FY2019 | FREMONT, CA | 334 | 22 | 304 | 12 |
| H1B | FY2018 | FREMONT, CA | 128 | 5 | 273 | 10 |
| H1B | FY2017 | FREMONT, CA | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |