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Nigeria · H1B

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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 Nigeria · February 2026
31

That is 11 fewer than in January 2026 (42) — -26.2%.

H1B visas made up 9.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 12.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-26.2% vs January 2026 (42)-38.0% vs February 2025 (50)

All published months together: 4,106

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Nigeria · Visa class H1B · One total per month
  • Dec 202553
  • Jan 202642
  • Feb 202631
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  • Jan 2026 is 11 (20.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 22 (41.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 534231
Total534231
Total visas issued
586
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · H1B
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Top visa types

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  1. B1/B226,055
  2. F12,808
  3. J1934
  4. K1925
  5. A2807
  6. H1B586

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

compared with
  • 2025671
  • 202673
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Month20252026Change
January10842 -61.1%
February5031 -38.0%
March57––
April61––
May54––
June78––
July50––
August42––
September45––
October38––
November35––
December53––

When is it busy? Nigeria · H1B

Busiest month: December (14.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.3%). 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.

Nigeria · H1B: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02505007501KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 385
FY2020 232
FY2021 198
FY2022 588
FY2023 740
FY2024 880
FY2025 884
FY2026 partial199