Russia · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Russia
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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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.

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6.1%

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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

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	118
Apr '17	73
May '17	96
Jun '17	116
Jul '17	108
Aug '17	101
Sep '17	92
Oct '17	84
Nov '17	88
Dec '17	88
Jan '18	70
Feb '18	70
Mar '18	89
Apr '18	97

Russia · L1

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