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

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

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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

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	4
Apr '17	3
May '17	6
Jun '17	7
Jul '17	5
Aug '17	4
Sep '17	8
Oct '17	6
Nov '17	7
Dec '17	27
Jan '18	15
Feb '18	8
Mar '18	3
Apr '18	6

Kenya · H1B

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