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Nigeria · H4

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

18,990 green cards issued in 2024 →

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Dependent of an H worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and similar workers.

H4 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026

That is 23 fewer than in January 2026 (57) — -40.4%.

H4 visas made up 10.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 17.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-40.4% vs January 2026 (57)+6.3% vs February 2025 (32)

All published months together: 2,509

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Nigeria · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	64	57	-10.9%
February	32	34	+6.3%
March	54	–	–
April	53	–	–
May	40	–	–
June	46	–	–
July	68	–	–
August	37	–	–
September	43	–	–
October	52	–	–
November	36	–	–
December	28	–	–

When is it busy? Nigeria · H4

Busiest month: October (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%

8.5%

7.7%

5.1%

6.1%

8.1%

10.3%

9.5%

8.2%

11.8%

9.9%

6.1%

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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.

Nigeria · H4: all published months

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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.