Kenya · J1

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

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J1 visas issued to people from Kenya · February 2026

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (25) — -16.0%.

J1 visas made up 1.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-16.0% vs January 2026 (25)-52.3% vs February 2025 (44)

All published months together: 4,426

Kenya · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	21	25	+19.0%
February	44	21	-52.3%
March	29	–	–
April	61	–	–
May	112	–	–
June	56	–	–
July	114	–	–
August	83	–	–
September	50	–	–
October	14	–	–
November	12	–	–
December	23	–	–

When is it busy? Kenya · J1

Busiest month: May (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.2%

8.4%

8.1%

6.8%

14.2%

10.8%

13.4%

12.2%

5.4%

4.3%

4.5%

5.7%

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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 · J1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	28
Apr '17	35
May '17	108
Jun '17	45
Jul '17	71
Aug '17	74
Sep '17	29
Oct '17	26
Nov '17	14
Dec '17	24
Jan '18	17
Feb '18	17
Mar '18	18
Apr '18	43

Kenya · J1

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