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Kenya · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026
1

That is 9 fewer than in January 2026 (10) — -90.0%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-90.0% vs January 2026 (10)-75.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 324

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Kenya · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 20261
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2101
Total2101
Total visas issued
48
Latest 12 months · Kenya · R1
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4232672452101
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 · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202546
  • 202611
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January510 +100.0%
February41 -75.0%
March4––
April2––
May3––
June2––
July6––
August7––
September2––
October4––
November5––
December2––

When is it busy? Kenya · R1

Busiest month: January (17.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.0%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 48
FY2020 26
FY2021 5
FY2022 48
FY2023 54
FY2024 73
FY2025 48
FY2026 partial22