Nigeria · H1B

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

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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

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: 4,638

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

Year compared with

2025671
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	108	42	-61.1%
February	50	31	-38.0%
March	57	–	–
April	61	–	–
May	54	–	–
June	78	–	–
July	50	–	–
August	42	–	–
September	45	–	–
October	38	–	–
November	35	–	–
December	53	–	–

When is it busy? Nigeria · H1B

Busiest month: December (15.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.6%

6.6%

7.0%

5.5%

6.2%

8.9%

7.7%

7.8%

6.2%

6.9%

7.6%

15.1%

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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 · H1B: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	18
Apr '17	16
May '17	21
Jun '17	30
Jul '17	20
Aug '17	15
Sep '17	21
Oct '17	34
Nov '17	23
Dec '17	61
Jan '18	59
Feb '18	9
Mar '18	29
Apr '18	28

Nigeria · H1B

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