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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Ethiopia

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

Data through December 2025

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia

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

Visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

2222

About flat, 0%vs 22 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (0%). But the last 3 months ran 13% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
4
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026Down 67%

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Last 12 moLast 12 months · 22

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

010203040
7
7
10
9
10
7
10
13
Pre-COVID peak15
5
9
15
19
15
Highest25
8
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 7 visas; FY2012: 7 visas; FY2013: 10 visas; FY2014: 9 visas; FY2015: 10 visas; FY2016: 7 visas; FY2017: 10 visas; FY2018: 13 visas; FY2019: 15 visas; FY2020: 5 visas; FY2021: 9 visas; FY2022: 15 visas; FY2023: 19 visas; FY2024: 15 visas; FY2025: 25 visas; FY2026: 8 visas so far.

FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 25 visas (+67% on FY2024). That's 67% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 27% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202613Down 67%
December 202540
November 202525Down 60%
October 202513Down 67%
September 202521Up 100%
August 202523Down 33%
July 202543Up 33%
June 202520
May 202510
April 202502Down 100%
March 202522About flat, 0%
February 202510
January 202532Up 50%
December 202401Down 100%
November 202451Up 400%
October 202430
September 202411About flat, 0%
August 202433About flat, 0%
July 20243–
June 20240–
May 20240–
April 20242–
March 20242–
February 20240–

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

L-1 visas issued in Ethiopia

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

Visas issued in Ethiopia, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

1616

Up 33%vs 12 in the 12 months before

Up 33% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 20% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
3
Jul 2025
Latest month
3
Dec 2025

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

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Ethiopia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
Typical
0%
19%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: November 2024: 3 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, November was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    12

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    16

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 33%vs 2024

2025 had 16 visas (+33% on 2024).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ethiopia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 202530
November 202523Down 33%
October 202512Down 50%
September 202521Up 100%
August 202512Down 50%
July 202531Up 200%
June 202520
May 202500
April 202501Down 100%
March 202511About flat, 0%
February 202500
January 202511About flat, 0%
December 202400
November 202431Up 200%
October 202420
September 202411About flat, 0%
August 202421Up 100%
July 202410
June 202401Down 100%
May 202401Down 100%
April 20241–
March 20241–
February 20240–
January 20241–

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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