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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for the United Kingdom

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom

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

Visas issued to nationals of the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4,5674,567

Down 4%vs 4,757 in the 12 months before

Down 4% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
381
Busiest month
456
Jul 2025
Latest month
296
Feb 2026Down 20%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.8k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4.6k

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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.

02k4k6k8k
1.2k
4.9k
Highest4.9k
4.3k
4.9k
1.8k
'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2021: 1,205 visas; FY2022: 4,871 visas; FY2023: 4,876 visas; FY2024: 4,255 visas; FY2025: 4,860 visas; FY2026: 1,759 visas so far.

FY2025 had 4,860 visas (+14% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 14% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026296368Down 20%
January 2026375442Down 15%
December 2025421484Down 13%
November 2025304345Down 12%
October 2025363413Down 12%
September 2025373353Up 5.7%
August 2025431507Down 15%
July 2025456492Down 7.3%
June 2025429319Up 34%
May 2025421355Up 19%
April 2025355336Up 5.7%
March 2025343343About flat, 0%
February 2025368–
January 2025442–
December 2024484–
November 2024345–
October 2024413–
September 2024353–
August 2024507–
July 2024492–
June 2024319–
May 2024355–
April 2024336–
March 2024343–

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

L-1 visas issued in the United Kingdom

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

Visas issued in the United Kingdom, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

5,7015,701

Down 6.7%vs 6,111 in the 12 months before

Down 6.7% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 22% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
475
Busiest month
579
Aug 2025
Latest month
373
Feb 2026Down 22%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 6.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.7k

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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

Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • London96% of total
    5.5kDown 6.2%
    5,450 visas in the last 12 months, 5,808 in the 12 months before
  • Belfast4.4% of total
    251Down 17%
    251 visas in the last 12 months, 303 in the 12 months before

London issues the most: 96% of the total. Belfast issued 17% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in the United Kingdom each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.9%

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

Busiest: November 2022: 688 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    5.3k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    5.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 9%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    5.9k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    About flat, 1.8%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    817

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 22%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 5,931 visas (+1.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Kingdom
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026373476Down 22%
January 2026444571Down 22%
December 2025479604Down 21%
November 2025372435Down 14%
October 2025434534Down 19%
September 2025498470Up 6%
August 2025579641Down 9.7%
July 2025578656Down 12%
June 2025513397Up 29%
May 2025512418Up 22%
April 2025462454About flat, 1.8%
March 2025457455About flat, 0.4%
February 2025476357Up 33%
January 2025571407Up 40%
December 2024604401Up 51%
November 2024435374Up 16%
October 2024534451Up 18%
September 2024470485Down 3.1%
August 2024641532Up 20%
July 2024656426Up 54%
June 2024397465Down 15%
May 2024418480Down 13%
April 2024454341Up 33%
March 2024455425Up 7.1%

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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