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Kenya · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026
0

That is 3 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — -100.0%.

O1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-100.0% vs January 2026 (3)-100.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 93

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Kenya · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20260
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 030
Total030
Total visas issued
13
Latest 12 months · Kenya · O1
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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

Kenya · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202513
  • 20263
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Month20252026Change
January13 +200.0%
February20 -100.0%
March0––
April1––
May1––
June1––
July1––
August4––
September0––
October2––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Kenya · O1

Busiest month: November (18.0% of a typical year). Quietest: February (5.2%). 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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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FY2019 5
FY2020 2
FY2021 10
FY2022 18
FY2023 16
FY2024 19
FY2025 18
FY2026 partial5