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Visa type

L1

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 worldwide · February 2026

5,292

That is 628 fewer than in January 2026 (5,920) — -10.6%.

Quick view · February 2026

-10.6% vs January 2026 (5,920)-11.5% vs February 2025 (5,979)

All published months together: 585,332

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
India	1,177	1,316	-10.6%−139
Korea, South	572	499	+14.6%+73
China - Mainland	450	511	-11.9%−61
Japan	309	253	+22.1%+56
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	296	375	-21.1%−79
Brazil	274	369	-25.7%−95
Mexico	253	342	-26.0%−89
Germany	224	223	+0.4%+1
France	194	207	-6.3%−13
Taiwan	108	130	-16.9%−22
Ireland	73	58	+25.9%+15
Australia	69	79	-12.7%−10
Spain	67	61	+9.8%+6
Philippines	60	127	-52.8%−67
Italy	57	149	-61.7%−92
South Africa	56	59	-5.1%−3
Netherlands	55	53	+3.8%+2
Israel	53	36	+47.2%+17
Malaysia	49	49	+0.0%+0
Colombia	41	51	-19.6%−10
Vietnam	39	66	-40.9%−27
Chile	37	47	-21.3%−10
Thailand	37	35	+5.7%+2
Singapore	36	22	+63.6%+14
Austria	36	19	+89.5%+17
Hungary	32	23	+39.1%+9
Turkey	31	24	+29.2%+7
Argentina	30	49	-38.8%−19
Switzerland	30	11	+172.7%+19
Pakistan	27	23	+17.4%+4
Sweden	26	37	-29.7%−11
Poland	24	52	-53.8%−28
Finland	24	27	-11.1%−3
Egypt	23	15	+53.3%+8
Belgium	22	31	-29.0%−9
Costa Rica	22	21	+4.8%+1
Peru	22	20	+10.0%+2
Portugal	21	34	-38.2%−13
Norway	21	21	+0.0%+0
Romania	18	24	-25.0%−6
Russia	18	23	-21.7%−5
Ukraine	18	22	-18.2%−4
New Zealand	16	20	-20.0%−4
Denmark	15	14	+7.1%+1
Serbia	12	15	-20.0%−3
Ecuador	11	17	-35.3%−6
Indonesia	11	11	+0.0%+0
Nigeria	10	10	+0.0%+0
Greece	9	19	-52.6%−10
Hong Kong S. A. R.	9	14	-35.7%−5
Czech Republic	9	10	-10.0%−1
Venezuela	8	11	-27.3%−3
Trinidad and Tobago	8	10	-20.0%−2
Slovakia	8	7	+14.3%+1
Canada	7	5	+40.0%+2
Dominican Republic	7	5	+40.0%+2
Sri Lanka	6	11	-45.5%−5
Belarus	5	3	+66.7%+2

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Chennai	796	971	-18.0%−175
Seoul	562	479	+17.3%+83
London	352	431	-18.3%−79
Tokyo	272	246	+10.6%+26
Paris	174	186	-6.5%−12
Beijing	148	186	-20.4%−38
Sao Paulo	145	183	-20.8%−38
Frankfurt	131	134	-2.2%

L1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202575,455
202611,212

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6,868	5,920	-13.8%
February	5,979	5,292	-11.5%
March	6,161	–	–
April	6,344	–	–
May	6,042	–	–
June	6,661	–	–
July	7,630	–	–
August	6,562	–	–
September	6,019	–	–
October	5,324	–	–
November	5,214	–	–
December	6,651	–	–

When is it busy? L1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: January (11.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

L1 worldwide: 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	63,557
2018	75,705
2019	77,011
2020	18,633
2021	36,869
2022	80,642
2023	71,095
2024	75,153
2025	75,455
2026 partial	11,212

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	6,651	5,920	5,292
Total	6,651	5,920	5,292

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L1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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