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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for India

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of India

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

Visas issued to nationals of India, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

17,42017,420

Down 14%vs 20,299 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 28% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.5k
Busiest month
1.9k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1.2k
Feb 2026Down 31%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 17k

05001k1.5k2k
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.

010k20k30k40k
Pre-COVID peak27k
18k
20k
20k
24k
24k
22k
18k
18k
9.7k
4.9k
20k
26k
19k
20k
6.4k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 26,920 visas; FY2012: 18,182 visas; FY2013: 19,658 visas; FY2014: 20,197 visas; FY2015: 23,689 visas; FY2016: 23,511 visas; FY2017: 22,355 visas; FY2018: 18,473 visas; FY2019: 18,354 visas; FY2020: 9,716 visas; FY2021: 4,893 visas; FY2022: 20,051 visas; FY2023: 25,539 visas; FY2024: 18,578 visas; FY2025: 19,698 visas; FY2026: 6,408 visas so far.

FY2025 had 19,698 visas (+6% on FY2024). That's 27% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 26% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,1771,711Down 31%
January 20261,3161,843Down 29%
December 20251,3051,755Down 26%
November 20251,3391,553Down 14%
October 20251,2711,824Down 30%
September 20251,3901,803Down 23%
August 20251,3741,328Up 3.5%
July 20251,9501,745Up 12%
June 20251,5261,434Up 6.4%
May 20251,4921,842Down 19%
April 20251,6871,779Down 5.2%
March 20251,5931,682Down 5.3%
February 20251,711–
January 20251,843–
December 20241,755–
November 20241,553–
October 20241,824–
September 20241,803–
August 20241,328–
July 20241,745–
June 20241,434–
May 20241,842–
April 20241,779–
March 20241,682–

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

L-1 visas issued in India

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

Visas issued in India, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

14,49814,498

Down 13%vs 16,600 in the 12 months before

Down 13% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 25% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.2k
Busiest month
1.6k
Jul 2025
Latest month
1k
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14k

05001k1.5k2k
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
  • Chennai84% of total
    12kDown 14%
    12,113 visas in the last 12 months, 14,093 in the 12 months before
  • Hyderabad15% of total
    2.2kDown 13%
    2,173 visas in the last 12 months, 2,498 in the 12 months before
  • Mumbai0.7% of total
    96Up 9500%
    96 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before
  • New Delhi0.6% of total
    91Up 1200%
    91 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before
  • Kolkata0.2% of total
    25Up 2400%
    25 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before

Chennai issues the most: 84% of the total. Chennai issued 14% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in India each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
6.7%

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

Busiest: December 2022: 2,368 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    19k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    16k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 14%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 6%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.1k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 15,212 visas (−6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in India
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,0051,377Down 27%
January 20261,1391,481Down 23%
December 20251,1531,509Down 24%
November 20251,1891,282Down 7.3%
October 20251,0561,557Down 32%
September 20251,1411,492Down 24%
August 20251,079960Up 12%
July 20251,6211,411Up 15%
June 20251,2091,139Up 6.1%
May 20251,1791,523Down 23%
April 20251,4021,489Down 5.8%
March 20251,3251,380Down 4%
February 20251,3771,533Down 10%
January 20251,481914Up 62%
December 20241,509901Up 67%
November 20241,2821,082Up 18%
October 20241,5571,313Up 19%
September 20241,4921,529About flat, 2.4%
August 20249601,336Down 28%
July 20241,4111,235Up 14%
June 20241,1391,291Down 12%
May 20241,5232,073Down 27%
April 20241,4891,563Down 4.7%
March 20241,3802,315Down 40%

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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