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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for the Netherlands

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

764764

Down 14%vs 888 in the 12 months before

Down 14% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
64
Busiest month
100
Jul 2025
Latest month
55
Feb 2026Down 32%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 888

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 764

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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.

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907
948
918
1.1k
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1.1k
Pre-COVID peak1.2k
504
246
951
894
915
825
293
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 907 visas; FY2012: 948 visas; FY2013: 918 visas; FY2014: 1,070 visas; FY2015: 1,019 visas; FY2016: 1,014 visas; FY2017: 1,083 visas; FY2018: 1,104 visas; FY2019: 1,183 visas; FY2020: 504 visas; FY2021: 246 visas; FY2022: 951 visas; FY2023: 894 visas; FY2024: 915 visas; FY2025: 825 visas; FY2026: 293 visas so far.

FY2025 had 825 visas (−9.8% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 17% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265581Down 32%
January 20265399Down 46%
December 20257965Up 22%
November 20255461Down 11%
October 20255248Up 8.3%
September 20256275Down 17%
August 202593100Down 7%
July 202510073Up 37%
June 20256260Up 3.3%
May 20255057Down 12%
April 20255286Down 40%
March 20255283Down 37%
February 202581–
January 202599–
December 202465–
November 202461–
October 202448–
September 202475–
August 2024100–
July 202473–
June 202460–
May 202457–
April 202486–
March 202483–

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

L-1 visas issued in the Netherlands

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

Visas issued in the Netherlands, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

584584

Down 48%vs 1,119 in the 12 months before

Down 48% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 26% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
49
Busiest month
83
Dec 2025
Latest month
65
Feb 2026Down 38%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 584

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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 the Netherlands each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
4.7%

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

Busiest: August 2024: 124 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    891

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 23%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    666

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 39%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    141

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 37%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 666 visas (−39% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Netherlands
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202665105Down 38%
January 202676118Down 36%
December 20258378Up 6.4%
November 20257573About flat, 2.7%
October 20257340Up 83%
September 202556106Down 47%
August 202572124Down 42%
July 20256293Down 33%
June 2025083Down 100%
May 2025177Down 99%
April 20251108Down 99%
March 202520114Down 82%
February 2025105104About flat, 1%
January 202511895Up 24%
December 20247863Up 24%
November 202473112Down 35%
October 20244090Down 56%
September 202410699Up 7.1%
August 202412415Up 727%
July 20249364Up 45%
June 20248357Up 46%
May 20247771Up 8.5%
April 202410881Up 33%
March 2024114101Up 13%

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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