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Kenya · H1B

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Kenya
Creator: Visa Status

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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

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: 1,837

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Kenya · Visa class H1B · One total per month

Dec 202538
Jan 202631
Feb 202616

Dec 2025

3845% of selected

Jan 2026

3136% of selected

Feb 2026

1619% of selected

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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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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	38	31	16
Total	38	31	16

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

Year compared with

2025367
202647

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	40	31	-22.5%
February	17	16	-5.9%
March	24	–	–
April	19	–	–
May	16	–	–
June	19	–	–
July	51	–	–
August	52	–	–
September	32	–	–
October	43	–	–
November	16	–	–
December	38	–	–

When is it busy? Kenya · H1B

Busiest month: January (16.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.1%

8.1%

5.9%

5.1%

6.1%

5.5%

8.3%

10.0%

6.2%

7.0%

6.8%

14.8%

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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 · H1B: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	77
2018	97
2019	113
2020	34
2021	129
2022	329
2023	294
2024	350
2025	367
2026 partial	47

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Kenya · Visa class H1B · One total per month

Dec 202538
Jan 202631
Feb 202616

Dec 2025

3845% of selected

Jan 2026

3136% of selected

Feb 2026

1619% of selected

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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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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	38	31	16
Total	38	31	16

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

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2025367
202647

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	40	31	-22.5%
February	17	16	-5.9%
March	24	–	–
April	19	–	–
May	16	–	–
June	19	–	–
July	51	–	–
August	52	–	–
September	32	–	–
October	43	–	–
November	16	–	–
December	38	–	–

When is it busy? Kenya · H1B

Busiest month: January (16.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

16.1%

8.1%

5.9%

5.1%

6.1%

5.5%

8.3%

10.0%

6.2%

7.0%

6.8%

14.8%

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Kenya · H1B: 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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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	77
2018	97
2019	113
2020	34
2021	129
2022	329
2023	294
2024	350
2025	367
2026 partial	47

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