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Kenya · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026
28

That is 34 fewer than in January 2026 (62) — -54.8%.

F1 visas made up 2.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-54.8% vs January 2026 (62)-50.9% vs February 2025 (57)

All published months together: 10,028

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Kenya · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025127
  • Jan 202662
  • Feb 202628
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  • Jan 2026 is 65 (51.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 99 (78.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1276228
Total1276228
Total visas issued
1,334
Latest 12 months · Kenya · F1
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761172119412125693491001276228
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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 · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,463
  • 202690
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Month20252026Change
January16262 -61.7%
February5728 -50.9%
March76––
April117––
May211––
June94––
July121––
August256––
September93––
October49––
November100––
December127––

When is it busy? Kenya · F1

Busiest month: August (16.3% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.8%). 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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial238
2019 1,373
2020 515
2021 1,457
2022 1,182
2023 1,849
2024 1,861
2025 1,463
2026 partial90