Portugal · L1

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

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: 2,775

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

Year compared with

2025427
202655

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	34	34	+0.0%
February	34	21	-38.2%
March	27	–	–
April	35	–	–
May	42	–	–
June	31	–	–
July	37	–	–
August	39	–	–
September	45	–	–
October	36	–	–
November	31	–	–
December	36	–	–

When is it busy? Portugal · L1

Busiest month: January (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.0%

9.3%

9.2%

6.3%

7.3%

6.4%

8.1%

8.5%

8.8%

7.8%

7.7%

9.7%

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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.

Portugal · L1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	264
2018	330
2019	339
2020	97
2021	200
2022	374
2023	327
2024	362
2025	427
2026 partial	55

Portugal · L1

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

When is it busy? Portugal · L1

Portugal · L1: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	36	34	21
Total	36	34	21