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Germany · L1

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

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L1 visas issued to people from Germany · February 2026

224

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (223) — +0.4%.

L1 visas made up 5.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+0.4% vs January 2026 (223)-5.5% vs February 2025 (237)

All published months together: 24,163

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Germany · Visa class L1 · One total per month

Dec 2025275
Jan 2026223
Feb 2026224

Dec 2025

27538% of selected

Jan 2026

22331% of selected

Feb 2026

22431% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 52 (18.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 51 (18.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	275	223	224
Total	275	223	224

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

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20253,258
2026447

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	242	223	-7.9%
February	237	224	-5.5%
March	305	–	–
April	294	–	–
May	236	–	–
June	245	–	–
July	324	–	–
August	299	–	–
September	311	–	–
October	268	–	–
November	222	–	–
December	275	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · L1

Busiest month: January (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Germany · L1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,656
FY2018	3,077
FY2019	3,422
FY2020	1,540
FY2021	1,318
FY2022	3,013
FY2023	3,011
FY2024	2,710
FY2025	3,204
FY2026 partial	1,212

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Germany · Visa class L1 · One total per month

Dec 2025275
Jan 2026223
Feb 2026224

Dec 2025

27538% of selected

Jan 2026

22331% of selected

Feb 2026

22431% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 52 (18.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 51 (18.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	275	223	224
Total	275	223	224

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

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20253,258
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	242	223	-7.9%
February	237	224	-5.5%
March	305	–	–
April	294	–	–
May	236	–	–
June	245	–	–
July	324	–	–
August	299	–	–
September	311	–	–
October	268	–	–
November	222	–	–
December	275	–	–

When is it busy? Germany · L1

Busiest month: January (9.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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6.7%

7.1%

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Germany · L1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,656
FY2018	3,077
FY2019	3,422
FY2020	1,540
FY2021	1,318
FY2022	3,013
FY2023	3,011
FY2024	2,710
FY2025	3,204
FY2026 partial	1,212

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