Australia · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Australia
Creator: Visa Status

Intracompany transferee · For employees of an international company who are transferred to a U.S. office as managers, executives or specialized-knowledge staff.

L1 visas issued to people from Australia · February 2026

That is 10 fewer than in January 2026 (79) — -12.7%.

L1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-12.7% vs January 2026 (79)+0.0% vs February 2025 (69)

All published months together: 8,310

Australia · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	92	79	-14.1%
February	69	69	+0.0%
March	69	–	–
April	82	–	–
May	75	–	–
June	66	–	–
July	83	–	–
August	109	–	–
September	71	–	–
October	68	–	–
November	62	–	–
December	74	–	–

When is it busy? Australia · L1

Busiest month: January (11.3% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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9.8%

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6.9%

7.7%

7.3%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Australia · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	138
Apr '17	89
May '17	122
Jun '17	151
Jul '17	140
Aug '17	146
Sep '17	104
Oct '17	94
Nov '17	116
Dec '17	112
Jan '18	106
Feb '18	89
Mar '18	102
Apr '18

Australia · L1

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