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L1 visas issued to people from Great Britain and Northern Ireland · February 2026
296

That is 79 fewer than in January 2026 (375) — -21.1%.

L1 visas made up 4.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-21.1% vs January 2026 (375)-19.6% vs February 2025 (368)

All published months together: 24,035

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025421
  • Jan 2026375
  • Feb 2026296
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  • Jan 2026 is 46 (10.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 125 (29.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 421375296
Total421375296
Total visas issued
4,567
Latest 12 months · Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1
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343355421429456431373363304421375296
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  1. B1/B223,455
  2. J118,344
  3. C1/D6,801
  4. L14,567
  5. F14,432
  6. L23,020

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20254,706
  • 2026671
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Month20252026Change
January442375 -15.2%
February368296 -19.6%
March343––
April355––
May421––
June429––
July456––
August431––
September373––
October363––
November304––
December421––

When is it busy? Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1

Busiest month: December (15.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.8%). 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.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1: all published months

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02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial0
2019 922
2020 1,434
2021 1,941
2022 5,583
2023 4,236
2024 4,542
2025 4,706
2026 partial671