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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for El Salvador

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

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of El Salvador

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

Visas issued to nationals of El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

4444

Down 29%vs 62 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4
Busiest month
8
May 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 62

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 44

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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.

020406080
29
16
25
35
Pre-COVID peak58
51
35
42
42
20
28
Highest66
63
56
57
16
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 29 visas; FY2012: 16 visas; FY2013: 25 visas; FY2014: 35 visas; FY2015: 58 visas; FY2016: 51 visas; FY2017: 35 visas; FY2018: 42 visas; FY2019: 42 visas; FY2020: 20 visas; FY2021: 28 visas; FY2022: 66 visas; FY2023: 63 visas; FY2024: 56 visas; FY2025: 57 visas; FY2026: 16 visas so far.

FY2025 had 57 visas (+1.8% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 45% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202636Down 50%
January 202654Up 25%
December 202525Down 60%
November 202547Down 43%
October 202527Down 71%
September 202507Down 100%
August 202534Down 25%
July 202536Down 50%
June 202542Up 100%
May 202582Up 300%
April 202577About flat, 0%
March 202535Down 40%
February 202562Up 200%
January 20254–
December 20245–
November 20247–
October 20247–
September 20247–
August 20244–
July 20246–
June 20242–
May 20242–
April 20247–
March 20245–

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

L-1 visas issued in El Salvador

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

Visas issued in El Salvador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3333

Down 38%vs 53 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 23% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
6
May 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 53

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 33

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in El Salvador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
5.5%
11%

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

Busiest: June 2023: 9 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    66

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    51

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 23%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    33

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 35%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    8

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    About flat, 0%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 33 visas (−35% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in El Salvador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202634Down 25%
January 202654Up 25%
December 202525Down 60%
November 202526Down 67%
October 202535Down 40%
September 202507Down 100%
August 202523Down 33%
July 202536Down 50%
June 202532Up 50%
May 202563Up 100%
April 202535Down 40%
March 202513Down 67%
February 202542Up 100%
January 202544About flat, 0%
December 202456Down 17%
November 202463Up 100%
October 202455About flat, 0%
September 202476Up 17%
August 202438Down 63%
July 202465Up 20%
June 202429Down 78%
May 202435Down 40%
April 202457Down 29%
March 202435Down 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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