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Visa class L2 · All published months

Istanbul1,837

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Month	Istanbul
Oct '18	10
Nov '18	20
Dec '18	24
Jan '19	18
Feb '19	13
Mar '19	17
Apr '19	14
May '19	25
Jun '19	24
Jul '19	59
Aug '19	29
Sep '19	20
Oct '19	12
Nov '19	9
Dec '19	31
Jan '20	29
Feb '20	13
Mar '20	3
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	5
Nov '20	2
Dec '20	2
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	15
Mar '21	5
Apr '21	4
May '21	3
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	19
Aug '21	53
Sep '21	30
Oct '21	23
Nov '21	26
Dec '21	14
Jan '22	19
Feb '22	30
Mar '22	36
Apr '22	27
May '22	23
Jun '22	36
Jul '22	57
Aug '22	68
Sep '22	26
Oct '22	29
Nov '22	33
Dec '22	36
Jan '23	30
Feb '23	20
Mar '23	47
Apr '23	18
May '23	41
Jun '23	37
Jul '23	25
Aug '23	37
Sep '23	35
Oct '23	18
Nov '23	20
Dec '23	22
Jan '24	22
Feb '24	25
Mar '24	15
Apr '24	14
May '24	22
Jun '24	13
Jul '24	17
Aug '24	14
Sep '24	15
Oct '24	23
Nov '24	17
Dec '24	16
Jan '25	27
Feb '25	19
Mar '25	36
Apr '25	3
May '25	23
Jun '25	20
Jul '25	31
Aug '25	22
Sep '25	10
Oct '25	9
Nov '25	22
Dec '25	29
Jan '26	14
Feb '26	17
Total	1,837

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.