Russia · L1

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

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (23) — -21.7%.

L1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-21.7% vs January 2026 (23)-14.3% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 6,142

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	46	23	-50.0%
February	21	18	-14.3%
March	35	–	–
April	31	–	–
May	53	–	–
June	45	–	–
July	43	–	–
August	41	–	–
September	30	–	–
October	32	–	–
November	20	–	–
December	22	–	–

When is it busy? Russia · L1

Busiest month: January (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.2%

9.3%

9.6%

6.1%

7.9%

7.7%

7.9%

8.3%

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7.9%

8.0%

8.5%

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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.

Russia · 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	964
2018	1,042
2019	982
2020	231
2021	271
2022	1,005
2023	603
2024	584
2025	419
2026 partial	41

Russia · L1

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

When is it busy? Russia · L1

Russia · L1: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	22	23	18
Total	22	23	18