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Nigeria · R1

Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.

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R1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
11

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (24) — -54.2%.

R1 visas made up 3.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.3% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-54.2% vs January 2026 (24)+0.0% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 1,061

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Nigeria · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20257
  • Jan 202624
  • Feb 202611
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  • Jan 2026 is 17 (242.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (57.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 72411
Total72411
Total visas issued
183
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · R1

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

Nigeria · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025177
  • 202635
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Month20252026Change
January1824 +33.3%
February1111 +0.0%
March23––
April10––
May30––
June15––
July14––
August11––
September17––
October5––
November16––
December7––

When is it busy? Nigeria · R1

Busiest month: January (17.6% of a typical year). Quietest: October (4.1%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
050100150200FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 165
FY2020 42
FY2021 155
FY2022 133
FY2023 164
FY2024 145
FY2025 194
FY2026 partial63