Italy · L1

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

That is 92 fewer than in January 2026 (149) — -61.7%.

L1 visas made up 3.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-61.7% vs January 2026 (149)-52.5% vs February 2025 (120)

All published months together: 11,803

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

Year compared with

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2026206

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	170	149	-12.4%
February	120	57	-52.5%
March	112	–	–
April	131	–	–
May	132	–	–
June	149	–	–
July	158	–	–
August	127	–	–
September	149	–	–
October	112	–	–
November	92	–	–
December	130	–	–

When is it busy? Italy · L1

Busiest month: January (12.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.6%

8.9%

8.0%

6.3%

6.8%

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8.6%

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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.

Italy · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	133
Apr '17	110
May '17	148
Jun '17	142
Jul '17	171
Aug '17	145
Sep '17	109
Oct '17	118
Nov '17	89
Dec '17	141
Jan '18	119
Feb '18	93
Mar '18	119
Apr '18	91

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	130	149	57
Total	130	149	57

Italy · L1

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

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