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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Nigeria
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Nigeria, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026

334

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (330) — +1.2%.

Quick view · February 2026

+1.2% vs January 2026 (330)-95.5% vs February 2025 (7,341)

All published months together: 747,047

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Temporary workers	144	172	-16.3%−28
Diplomats and international organizations	100	81	+23.5%+19
Fiancé(e)s and their children	65	60	+8.3%+5
Transit and crew	18	15	+20.0%+3
Other	5	0	new+5
Students	2	2	+0.0%+0

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
K1	62	59	+5.1%+3
A2	62	49	+26.5%+13
H4	34	57	-40.4%−23
H1B	31	42	-26.2%−11
L2	20	9	+122.2%+11
O1	17	16	+6.3%+1
G4	16	15	+6.7%+1
G2	12	5

Nigeria: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202548,669
2026664

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6,930	330	-95.2%
February	7,341	334	-95.5%
March	7,386	–	–
April	4,780	–	–
May	5,034	–	–
June	4,828	–	–
July	3,351	–	–
August	2,187	–	–
September	1,822	–	–
October	2,052	–	–
November	1,422	–	–
December	1,536	–	–

When is it busy? Nigeria

Busiest month: February (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	129,695
2018	131,769
2019	89,566
2020	16,322
2021	30,879
2022	97,369
2023	111,770
2024	90,344
2025	48,669
2026 partial	664

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	1,536	330	334
Total	1,536	330	334

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Nigeria: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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