Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 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: 24,970

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

Year compared with

20254,706
2026671

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	442	375	-15.2%
February	368	296	-19.6%
March	343	–	–
April	355	–	–
May	421	–	–
June	429	–	–
July	456	–	–
August	431	–	–
September	373	–	–
October	363	–	–
November	304	–	–
December	421	–	–

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.

11.5%

8.6%

7.5%

4.8%

5.9%

5.4%

6.0%

7.0%

7.5%

7.1%

13.1%

15.7%

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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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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	536
Apr '17	399
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	421	375	296
Total	421	375	296

Great Britain and Northern Ireland · L1

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