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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
0

There is no published data for January 2026, so there is nothing to compare with. Choose another period in “Compare it with” above.

J1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (49)

All published months together: 9,083

Nigeria · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,012
  • 20260
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January290▼ -100.0%
February490▼ -100.0%
March204––
April103––
May301––
June95––
July48––
August66––
September36––
October29––
November13––
December39––

When is it busy? Nigeria · J1

Busiest month: May (28.1% of a typical year). Quietest: November (3.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.7%
4.4%
10.5%
7.2%
28.1%
14.0%
8.3%
6.9%
4.4%
3.9%
3.1%
4.5%
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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1739
Apr '1782
May '17383
Jun '17144
Jul '1783
Aug '17104
Sep '1748
Oct '1733
Nov '1718
Dec '1728
Jan '1831
Feb '1832
Mar '1828
Apr '1857
May '18398
Jun '18204
Jul '18125
Aug '1889
Sep '1846
Oct '1845
Nov '1825
Dec '1825
Jan '1940
Feb '1923
Mar '1963
Apr '19120
May '19366
Jun '19157
Jul '19123
Aug '1973
Sep '1951
Oct '1947
Nov '1915
Dec '1929
Jan '2032
Feb '2029
Mar '2028
Apr '200
May '204
Jun '2039
Jul '2011
Aug '205
Sep '204
Oct '2011
Nov '2010
Dec '2025
Jan '2123
Feb '2111
Mar '2117
Apr '2141
May '21220
Jun '21126
Jul '2177
Aug '2180
Sep '2151
Oct '2124
Nov '2139
Dec '2139
Jan '2242
Feb '2235
Mar '2254
Apr '2269
May '22398
Jun '22126
Jul '22115
Aug '22108
Sep '2275
Oct '2243
Nov '2240
Dec '2245
Jan '2339
Feb '2358
Mar '23199
Apr '23215
May '23372
Jun '23137
Jul '2384
Aug '2377
Sep '2357
Oct '2343
Nov '2347
Dec '2338
Jan '2435
Feb '2433
Mar '24286
Apr '2465
May '24474
Jun '24177
Jul '24106
Aug '2485
Sep '2445
Oct '2458
Nov '2435
Dec '2436
Jan '2529
Feb '2549
Mar '25204
Apr '25103
May '25301
Jun '2595
Jul '2548
Aug '2566
Sep '2536
Oct '2529
Nov '2513
Dec '2539
Jan '260
Feb '260

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Total visas issued
48
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · J1 · July
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Nigeria · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202539
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
39100% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 39 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 39 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 3900
Total3900