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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Benin · K1

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K1 visas issued to people from Benin · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

K1 visas made up 5.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 121

Benin · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202517
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January00–
February21▼ -50.0%
March2––
April1––
May0––
June1––
July2––
August4––
September2––
October0––
November0––
December3––

When is it busy? Benin · K1

Busiest month: June (16.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.7%
5.5%
7.4%
11.3%
3.3%
16.0%
7.1%
4.3%
8.6%
6.4%
8.5%
10.8%
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 · K1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '171
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '174
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '18
0
Jun '181
Jul '181
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '193
Feb '191
Mar '192
Apr '191
May '195
Jun '191
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '191
Nov '194
Dec '190
Jan '202
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '218
May '210
Jun '2111
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '213
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '220
Apr '221
May '220
Jun '221
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '221
Oct '220
Nov '220
Dec '221
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '230
Jun '232
Jul '230
Aug '230
Sep '231
Oct '231
Nov '233
Dec '231
Jan '241
Feb '242
Mar '246
Apr '243
May '240
Jun '241
Jul '242
Aug '242
Sep '245
Oct '240
Nov '246
Dec '242
Jan '250
Feb '252
Mar '252
Apr '251
May '250
Jun '251
Jul '252
Aug '254
Sep '252
Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '253
Jan '260
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
3
Latest 12 months · Benin · K1 · December
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Benin · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20253
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
375% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
125% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 301
Total301