Nigeria · K1

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

Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (59) — +5.1%.

K1 visas made up 18.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 17.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+5.1% vs January 2026 (59)-35.4% vs February 2025 (96)

All published months together: 5,336

Nigeria · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	80	59	-26.3%
February	96	62	-35.4%
March	51	–	–
April	52	–	–
May	107	–	–
June	84	–	–
July	85	–	–
August	71	–	–
September	90	–	–
October	102	–	–
November	82	–	–
December	80	–	–

When is it busy? Nigeria · K1

Busiest month: May (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

10.8%

8.2%

8.0%

10.7%

11.0%

9.5%

8.1%

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6.7%

5.7%

6.8%

7.0%

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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 · K1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	48
Apr '17	38
May '17	32
Jun '17	54
Jul '17	42
Aug '17	50
Sep '17	44
Oct '17	51
Nov '17	56
Dec '17	26
Jan '18	31
Feb '18	16
Mar '18	44
Apr '18	42

Nigeria · K1

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