India · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of India
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 India · February 2026

1,177

That is 139 fewer than in January 2026 (1,316) — -10.6%.

L1 visas made up 1.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-10.6% vs January 2026 (1,316)-31.2% vs February 2025 (1,711)

All published months together: 153,521

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

Year compared with

202518,481
20262,493

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	1,843	1,316	-28.6%
February	1,711	1,177	-31.2%
March	1,593	–	–
April	1,687	–	–
May	1,492	–	–
June	1,526	–	–
July	1,950	–	–
August	1,374	–	–
September	1,390	–	–
October	1,271	–	–
November	1,339	–	–
December	1,305	–	–

When is it busy? India · L1

Busiest month: February (12.3% of a typical year). Quietest: June (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.1%

12.3%

10.6%

7.1%

6.5%

6.2%

6.9%

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8.6%

8.2%

7.3%

7.8%

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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.

India · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	2,256
Apr '17	1,387
May '17	1,758
Jun '17	1,654
Jul '17	1,734
Aug '17	1,694
Sep '17	1,406
Oct '17	1,563
Nov '17	1,305
Dec '17	1,445
Jan '18	1,508
Feb '18	1,466
Mar '18	1,676
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,305	1,316	1,177
Total	1,305	1,316	1,177

India · L1

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

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