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Costa Rica · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
22

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (21) — +4.8%.

L1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+4.8% vs January 2026 (21)+0.0% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 2,663

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Costa Rica · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202530
  • Jan 202621
  • Feb 202622
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (30.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 8 (26.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 302122
Total302122
Total visas issued
381
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · L1
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373033434832302827302122
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B2114,906
  2. J11,060
  3. H2B630
  4. H2A503
  5. F1451
  6. L1381

Costa Rica · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025391
  • 202643
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January3121 -32.3%
February2222 +0.0%
March37––
April30––
May33––
June43––
July48––
August32––
September30––
October28––
November27––
December30––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · L1

Busiest month: January (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Costa Rica · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial179
FY2019 440
FY2020 215
FY2021 80
FY2022 529
FY2023 363
FY2024 317
FY2025 412
FY2026 partial128