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Germany · L1

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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: 19,430

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Germany · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025275
  • Jan 2026223
  • Feb 2026224
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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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Total issued 275223224
Total275223224
Total visas issued
3,226
Latest 12 months · Germany · L1
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B219,597
  2. J112,361
  3. F15,372
  4. C1/D4,355
  5. E23,413
  6. L13,226

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

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  • 20253,258
  • 2026447
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January242223 -7.9%
February237224 -5.5%
March305––
April294––
May236––
June245––
July324––
August299––
September311––
October268––
November222––
December275––

When is it busy? Germany · L1

Busiest month: January (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.5%). 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.

Germany · L1: all published months

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01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial807
2019 3,382
2020 930
2021 1,855
2022 3,104
2023 2,860
2024 2,787
2025 3,258
2026 partial447