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L1 visas issued to people from Spain · February 2026
67

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (61) — +9.8%.

L1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+9.8% vs January 2026 (61)-36.8% vs February 2025 (106)

All published months together: 7,887

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Spain · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025147
  • Jan 202661
  • Feb 202667
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  • Jan 2026 is 86 (58.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 80 (54.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1476167
Total1476167
Total visas issued
1,289
Latest 12 months · Spain · L1

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  1. B1/B216,230
  2. J112,939
  3. F14,520
  4. C1/D2,887
  5. L11,289
  6. E21,234

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

compared with
  • 20251,372
  • 2026128
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Month20252026Change
January10561 -41.9%
February10667 -36.8%
March117––
April94––
May104––
June155––
July134––
August107––
September126––
October89––
November88––
December147––

When is it busy? Spain · L1

Busiest month: January (10.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Spain · L1: all published months

05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial324
2019 1,360
2020 385
2021 755
2022 1,246
2023 1,084
2024 1,233
2025 1,372
2026 partial128