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Kenya · H1B

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Specialty occupation worker · For temporary workers in jobs that need specialized knowledge and usually a bachelor's degree or higher.

H1B visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026
16

That is 15 fewer than in January 2026 (31) — -48.4%.

H1B visas made up 1.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-48.4% vs January 2026 (31)-5.9% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 1,734

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Kenya · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202538
  • Jan 202631
  • Feb 202616
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (18.4%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (57.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 383116
Total383116
Total visas issued
357
Latest 12 months · Kenya · H1B
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241916195152324316383116
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B29,744
  2. C1/D1,751
  3. F11,334
  4. J1600
  5. A2569
  6. C3385

Kenya · H1B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025367
  • 202647
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January4031 -22.5%
February1716 -5.9%
March24––
April19––
May16––
June19––
July51––
August52––
September32––
October43––
November16––
December38––

When is it busy? Kenya · H1B

Busiest month: January (16.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Kenya · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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FY2018 partial37
FY2019 98
FY2020 83
FY2021 68
FY2022 320
FY2023 289
FY2024 320
FY2025 375
FY2026 partial144