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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Austria

How many L-1 visas nationals of Austria are issued, and what each US consulate in Austria issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Austria

Every L-1 visa issued to a national of Austria, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Austria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

299299

Down 18%vs 363 in the 12 months before

Down 18% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
25
Busiest month
36
Feb 2026
Latest month
36
Feb 2026Up 112%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 363

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 299

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0100200300400500
257
281
255
274
Pre-COVID peak423
353
372
334
315
161
159
258
230
367
281
127
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 257 visas; FY2012: 281 visas; FY2013: 255 visas; FY2014: 274 visas; FY2015: 423 visas; FY2016: 353 visas; FY2017: 372 visas; FY2018: 334 visas; FY2019: 315 visas; FY2020: 161 visas; FY2021: 159 visas; FY2022: 258 visas; FY2023: 230 visas; FY2024: 367 visas; FY2025: 281 visas; FY2026: 127 visas so far.

FY2025 had 281 visas (−23% on FY2024). That's 34% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 17% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Austria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263617Up 112%
January 20261924Down 21%
December 20251827Down 33%
November 20252614Up 86%
October 20252827Up 3.7%
September 20253030About flat, 0%
August 20253435About flat, 2.9%
July 20252432Down 25%
June 20252250Down 56%
May 20252844Down 36%
April 20252042Down 52%
March 20251421Down 33%
February 202517–
January 202524–
December 202427–
November 202414–
October 202427–
September 202430–
August 202435–
July 202432–
June 202450–
May 202444–
April 202442–
March 202421–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Austria who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Austria.

L-1 visas issued in Austria

How many L-1 visas the US consulates in Austria issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Austria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

327327

Down 11%vs 368 in the 12 months before

Down 11% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 22% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
27
Busiest month
43
Feb 2026
Latest month
43
Feb 2026Up 139%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 368

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 327

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Austria each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: April 2024: 51 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    227

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    394

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 74%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    304

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 23%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    64

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 56%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 304 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 56% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Austria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20264318Up 139%
January 20262123Down 8.7%
December 20251826Down 31%
November 20253316Up 106%
October 20253029Up 3.4%
September 20253331Up 6.5%
August 20253133Down 6.1%
July 20252931Down 6.5%
June 20252444Down 45%
May 20252846Down 39%
April 20252751Down 47%
March 20251020Down 50%
February 20251833Down 45%
January 20252334Down 32%
December 20242616Up 63%
November 20241618Down 11%
October 20242928Up 3.6%
September 20243117Up 82%
August 20243324Up 38%
July 20243110Up 210%
June 20244413Up 238%
May 20244623Up 100%
April 20245112Up 325%
March 20242028Down 29%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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