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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
1

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (6) — ▼ -83.3%.

A1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-83.3% vs January 2026 (6)▼-94.7% vs February 2025 (19)

All published months together: 1,326

Nigeria · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202566
  • 20267
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January246▼ -75.0%
February191▼ -94.7%
March2––
April3––
May5––
June0––
July0––
August1––
September3––
October1––
November7––
December1––

When is it busy? Nigeria · A1

Busiest month: September (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.4%
8.3%
6.9%
5.2%
5.4%
6.1%
6.9%
9.6%
14.1%
9.1%
11.8%
8.1%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1720
Apr '1722
May '176
Jun '1711
Jul '1716
Aug '179
Sep '1713
Oct '178
Nov '174
Dec '174
Jan '187
Feb '188
Mar '188
Apr '1815
May '1818
Jun '1815
Jul '1824
Aug '1853
Sep '181
Oct '183
Nov '1812
Dec '1811
Jan '1910
Feb '192
Mar '1912
Apr '1914
May '1911
Jun '1910
Jul '1923
Aug '1910
Sep '1922
Oct '197
Nov '199
Dec '197
Jan '207
Feb '202
Mar '2012
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '204
Aug '204
Sep '2026
Oct '2027
Nov '2036
Dec '2018
Jan '214
Feb '216
Mar '212
Apr '218
May '2112
Jun '2143
Jul '2118
Aug '2131
Sep '2124
Oct '2118
Nov '2126
Dec '2113
Jan '221
Feb '2219
Mar '2213
Apr '222
May '223
Jun '223
Jul '221
Aug '228
Sep '2227
Oct '2212
Nov '2223
Dec '227
Jan '2313
Feb '2318
Mar '2312
Apr '2311
May '2315
Jun '2315
Jul '2310
Aug '237
Sep '2312
Oct '2340
Nov '238
Dec '2322
Jan '249
Feb '243
Mar '2421
Apr '2413
May '241
Jun '242
Jul '2413
Aug '2417
Sep '2459
Oct '247
Nov '2414
Dec '2426
Jan '2524
Feb '2519
Mar '252
Apr '253
May '255
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '251
Sep '253
Oct '251
Nov '257
Dec '251
Jan '266
Feb '261

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Nigeria · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20266
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
113% of selected
Jan 2026
675% of selected
Feb 2026
113% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (500.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 161
Total161