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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Benin, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Benin · February 2026
17

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (14) — ▲ +21.4%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+21.4% vs January 2026 (14)▼-92.2% vs February 2025 (217)

All published months together: 15,062

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers113▲ +266.7%+8
Diplomats and international organizations59▼ -44.4%−4
Fiancé(e)s and their children10new+1
Transit and crew01▼ -100.0%−1
Visitors01▼ -100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
P3110new+11
A224▼ -50.0%−2
G422▲ +0.0%+0
G113▼ -66.7%−2
K110new+1
P102▼ -100.0%−2
B101▼ -100.0%−1
C301▼ -100.0%−1

Benin: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,932
  • 202631
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Month20252026Change
January21314▼ -93.4%
February21717▼ -92.2%
March209––
April213––
May152––
June149––
July106––
August133––
September168––
October167––
November113––
December92––

When is it busy? Benin

Busiest month: January (10.0% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.0%
9.6%
9.6%
7.8%
7.7%
8.5%
8.2%
8.7%
8.3%
7.7%
6.4%
7.6%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Benin: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial1,677
2018 1,883
2019 1,958
2020 523
2021 318
2022 1,849
2023 2,213
2024 2,678
2025 1,932
2026 partial31
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Explore Benin by period

Total visas issued
14
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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B21,231
  2. A269
  3. F156
  4. J141
  5. G436

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Benin · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202592
  • Jan 202614
  • Feb 202617
Dec 2025
9275% of selected
Jan 2026
1411% of selected
Feb 2026
1714% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 78 (84.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 75 (81.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 921417
Total921417