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Portugal · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from Portugal · February 2026
21

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (34) — -38.2%.

L1 visas made up 3.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-38.2% vs January 2026 (34)-38.2% vs February 2025 (34)

All published months together: 1,917

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Portugal · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202536
  • Jan 202634
  • Feb 202621
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (5.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 15 (41.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 363421
Total363421
Total visas issued
414
Latest 12 months · Portugal · L1

By month · latest 12 months

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273542313739453631363421
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B23,441
  2. C1/D1,510
  3. F1787
  4. J1519
  5. L1414
  6. L2219

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

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  • 2025427
  • 202655
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Month20252026Change
January3434 +0.0%
February3421 -38.2%
March27––
April35––
May42––
June31––
July37––
August39––
September45––
October36––
November31––
December36––

When is it busy? Portugal · L1

Busiest month: January (13.7% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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.

Portugal · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2020FY2021partialFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2020 164
FY2021 partial118
FY2022 381
FY2023 344
FY2024 345
FY2025 407
FY2026 partial158