Japan · L1

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

309

That is 56 more than in January 2026 (253) — +22.1%.

L1 visas made up 6.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+22.1% vs January 2026 (253)+14.9% vs February 2025 (269)

All published months together: 30,056

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	274	253	-7.7%
February	269	309	+14.9%
March	416	–	–
April	332	–	–
May	170	–	–
June	283	–	–
July	275	–	–
August	256	–	–
September	271	–	–
October	193	–	–
November	151	–	–
December	283	–	–

When is it busy? Japan · L1

Busiest month: March (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%

9.2%

14.6%

9.1%

6.1%

9.0%

8.0%

7.8%

6.6%

5.6%

6.7%

8.8%

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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.

Japan · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	654
Apr '17	464
May '17	411
Jun '17	486
Jul '17	467
Aug '17	388
Sep '17	328
Oct '17	301
Nov '17	339
Dec '17	428
Jan '18	280
Feb '18	291
Mar '18	616
Apr '18	459

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	283	253	309
Total	283	253	309

Japan · L1

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

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