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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Kenya
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Kenya, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026

1,122

That is 88 more than in January 2026 (1,034) — +8.5%.

Quick view · February 2026

+8.5% vs January 2026 (1,034)-32.6% vs February 2025 (1,664)

All published months together: 168,936

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	751	653	+15.0%+98
Transit and crew	187	121	+54.5%+66
Diplomats and international organizations	57	62	-8.1%−5
Exchange visitors	34	46	-26.1%−12
Students	33	68	-51.5%−35
Temporary workers	31	60	-48.3%−29
Fiancé(e)s and their children	27	24	+12.5%+3
Other	2	0	new+2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	751	648	+15.9%+103
C1/D	183	117	+56.4%+66
F1	28	62	-54.8%−34
J1	21	25	-16.0%−4
G2	21	17	+23.5%+4
A2	20	33	-39.4%−13
K1	17	17	+0.0%+0
H1B	16	31

Kenya: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202518,850
20262,156

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	2,533	1,034	-59.2%
February	1,664	1,122	-32.6%
March	1,731	–	–
April	1,714	–	–
May	1,741	–	–
June	983	–	–
July	1,392	–	–
August	1,638	–	–
September	1,611	–	–
October	1,624	–	–
November	1,113	–	–
December	1,106	–	–

When is it busy? Kenya

Busiest month: January (9.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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.

Kenya: 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	15,568
FY2018	22,480
FY2019	21,395
FY2020	8,343
FY2021	6,140
FY2022	16,248
FY2023	28,448
FY2024	24,311
FY2025	20,004
FY2026 partial	5,999

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,106	1,034	1,122
Total	1,106	1,034	1,122

Kenya

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Kenya: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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