Ethiopia · K1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ethiopia
Creator: Visa Status

Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Ethiopia · February 2026

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (16) — +43.8%.

K1 visas made up 5.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+43.8% vs January 2026 (16)-30.3% vs February 2025 (33)

All published months together: 2,890

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

Year compared with

2025414
202639

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	45	16	-64.4%
February	33	23	-30.3%
March	39	–	–
April	33	–	–
May	44	–	–
June	22	–	–
July	39	–	–
August	26	–	–
September	55	–	–
October	38	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	26	–	–

When is it busy? Ethiopia · K1

Busiest month: October (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.4%

7.3%

5.9%

7.0%

6.7%

9.1%

8.6%

8.5%

10.8%

7.6%

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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.

Ethiopia · K1: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	143
FY2018	184
FY2019	210
FY2020	139
FY2021	216
FY2022	175
FY2023	340
FY2024	788
FY2025	578
FY2026 partial	117

Ethiopia · K1

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

When is it busy? Ethiopia · K1

Ethiopia · K1: all published months

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	26	16	23
Total	26	16	23