Turkey · L1

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

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L1 visas issued to people from Turkey · February 2026

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (24) — +29.2%.

L1 visas made up 0.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+29.2% vs January 2026 (24)-31.1% vs February 2025 (45)

All published months together: 3,403

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

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	52	24	-53.8%
February	45	31	-31.1%
March	48	–	–
April	22	–	–
May	48	–	–
June	31	–	–
July	45	–	–
August	49	–	–
September	42	–	–
October	63	–	–
November	42	–	–
December	37	–	–

When is it busy? Turkey · L1

Busiest month: August (11.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.2%

9.4%

9.1%

4.7%

6.6%

6.1%

8.1%

11.4%

9.3%

8.8%

8.3%

7.0%

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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.

Turkey · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	34
Apr '17	25
May '17	29
Jun '17	28
Jul '17	40
Aug '17	50
Sep '17	35
Oct '17	17
Nov '17	19
Dec '17	28
Jan '18	16
Feb '18	29
Mar '18	39
Apr '18	22

Turkey · L1

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