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Mexico · L1
Intracompany transferee · For employees of an international company who are transferred to a U.S. office as managers, executives or specialized-knowledge staff.
We update interview appointment wait time information monthly. Average wait times do not guarantee the availability of an appointment.
Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: Mexico.
That is 89 fewer than in January 2026 (342) — -26.0%.
L1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.2% in January 2026).
All published months together: 26,606
Compare months or years
- Dec 2025423
- Jan 2026342
- Feb 2026253
- Jan 2026 is 81 (19.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 170 (40.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 423 | 342 | 253 |
| Total | 423 | 342 | 253 |
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Mexico · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20253,812
- 2026595
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 296 | 342 | +15.5% |
| February | 239 | 253 | +5.9% |
| March | 315 | – | – |
| April | 289 | – | – |
| May | 323 | – | – |
| June | 413 | – | – |
| July | 363 | – | – |
| August | 333 | – | – |
| September | 299 | – | – |
| October | 263 | – | – |
| November | 256 | – | – |
| December | 423 | – | – |
When is it busy? Mexico · L1
Busiest month: January (11.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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.
Mexico · L1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Dec '18 | 480 |
| Jan '19 | 530 |
| Feb '19 | 292 |
| Mar '19 | 383 |
| Apr '19 | 336 |
| May '19 | 400 |
| Jun '19 | 436 |
| Jul '19 | 570 |
| Aug '19 | 560 |
| Sep '19 | 357 |
| Oct '19 | 413 |
| Nov '19 | 332 |
| Dec '19 | 519 |
| Jan '20 | 475 |
| Feb '20 | 368 |
| Mar '20 | 229 |
| Apr '20 | 4 |
| May '20 | 22 |
| Jun '20 | 18 |
| Jul '20 | 4 |
| Aug '20 | 10 |
| Sep '20 | 26 |
| Oct '20 | 43 |
| Nov '20 | 77 |
| Dec '20 | 214 |
| Jan '21 | 152 |
| Feb '21 | 108 |
| Mar '21 | 223 |
| Apr '21 | 300 |
| May '21 | 309 |
| Jun '21 | 446 |
| Jul '21 | 439 |
| Aug '21 | 281 |
| Sep '21 | 398 |
| Oct '21 | 285 |
| Nov '21 | 254 |
| Dec '21 | 330 |
| Jan '22 | 329 |
| Feb '22 | 326 |
| Mar '22 | 354 |
| Apr '22 | 397 |
| May '22 | 388 |
| Jun '22 | 427 |
| Jul '22 | 407 |
| Aug '22 | 453 |
| Sep '22 | 355 |
| Oct '22 | 316 |
| Nov '22 | 310 |
| Dec '22 | 340 |
| Jan '23 | 364 |
| Feb '23 | 279 |
| Mar '23 | 321 |
| Apr '23 | 261 |
| May '23 | 351 |
| Jun '23 | 355 |
| Jul '23 | 239 |
| Aug '23 | 303 |
| Sep '23 | 262 |
| Oct '23 | 242 |
| Nov '23 | 222 |
| Dec '23 | 251 |
| Jan '24 | 341 |
| Feb '24 | 260 |
| Mar '24 | 274 |
| Apr '24 | 265 |
| May '24 | 348 |
| Jun '24 | 320 |
| Jul '24 | 345 |
| Aug '24 | 328 |
| Sep '24 | 303 |
| Oct '24 | 292 |
| Nov '24 | 286 |
| Dec '24 | 362 |
| Jan '25 | 296 |
| Feb '25 | 239 |
| Mar '25 | 315 |
| Apr '25 | 289 |
| May '25 | 323 |
| Jun '25 | 413 |
| Jul '25 | 363 |
| Aug '25 | 333 |
| Sep '25 | 299 |
| Oct '25 | 263 |
| Nov '25 | 256 |
| Dec '25 | 423 |
| Jan '26 | 342 |
| Feb '26 | 253 |