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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Brazil

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Brazil

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

Visas issued to nationals of Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4,4994,499

Down 8%vs 4,891 in the 12 months before

Down 8% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
375
Busiest month
618
Dec 2025
Latest month
274
Feb 2026Down 22%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.5k

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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.

02k4k6k8k
1.8k
1.9k
2.2k
2.7k
3.4k
4.2k
4.4k
4.7k
Pre-COVID peak5.3k
2.2k
958
Highest6.3k
4.1k
5k
4.7k
1.8k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,831 visas; FY2012: 1,903 visas; FY2013: 2,157 visas; FY2014: 2,654 visas; FY2015: 3,406 visas; FY2016: 4,150 visas; FY2017: 4,390 visas; FY2018: 4,733 visas; FY2019: 5,295 visas; FY2020: 2,207 visas; FY2021: 958 visas; FY2022: 6,266 visas; FY2023: 4,083 visas; FY2024: 4,981 visas; FY2025: 4,666 visas; FY2026: 1,829 visas so far.

FY2025 had 4,666 visas (−6.3% on FY2024). That's 12% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 8.4% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026274351Down 22%
January 2026369402Down 8.2%
December 2025618602About flat, 2.7%
November 2025295307Down 3.9%
October 2025273334Down 18%
September 2025316294Up 7.5%
August 2025376427Down 12%
July 2025502537Down 6.5%
June 2025467503Down 7.2%
May 2025353351About flat, 0.6%
April 2025332367Down 9.5%
March 2025324416Down 22%
February 2025351–
January 2025402–
December 2024602–
November 2024307–
October 2024334–
September 2024294–
August 2024427–
July 2024537–
June 2024503–
May 2024351–
April 2024367–
March 2024416–

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 Brazil who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Brazil.

L-1 visas issued in Brazil

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

Visas issued in Brazil, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4,3544,354

Down 8.6%vs 4,766 in the 12 months before

Down 8.6% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
363
Busiest month
627
Dec 2025
Latest month
262
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.4k

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Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Sao Paulo61% of total
    2.6kDown 23%
    2,637 visas in the last 12 months, 3,433 in the 12 months before
  • Rio De Janeiro19% of total
    836Up 25%
    836 visas in the last 12 months, 671 in the 12 months before
  • Brasilia8.6% of total
    375Up 56%
    375 visas in the last 12 months, 240 in the 12 months before
  • Porto Alegre7.1% of total
    309Up 19%
    309 visas in the last 12 months, 259 in the 12 months before
  • Recife4.5% of total
    197Up 21%
    197 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before

Sao Paulo issues the most: 61% of the total. Brasilia grew the most (+56%); Sao Paulo issued 23% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Brazil each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
6.5%
14%

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

Busiest: December 2023: 663 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    4.4k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    4.7k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 8.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    4.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 5.4%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    617

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 17%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 4,483 visas (−5.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Brazil
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026262351Down 25%
January 2026355395Down 10%
December 2025627608Up 3.1%
November 2025279292Down 4.5%
October 2025259321Down 19%
September 2025296281Up 5.3%
August 2025364413Down 12%
July 2025483532Down 9.2%
June 2025450487Down 7.6%
May 2025334328About flat, 1.8%
April 2025328359Down 8.6%
March 2025317399Down 21%
February 2025351327Up 7.3%
January 2025395392About flat, 0.8%
December 2024608663Down 8.3%
November 2024292371Down 21%
October 2024321302Up 6.3%
September 2024281300Down 6.3%
August 2024413375Up 10%
July 2024532418Up 27%
June 2024487399Up 22%
May 2024328321About flat, 2.2%
April 2024359271Up 32%
March 2024399362Up 10%

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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