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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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L1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
10

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (10) — ▲ +0.0%.

L1 visas made up 3.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+0.0% vs January 2026 (10)▼-33.3% vs February 2025 (15)

All published months together: 1,324

Nigeria · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025154
  • 202620
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Month20252026Change
January2410▼ -58.3%
February1510▼ -33.3%
March9––
April16––
May14––
June14––
July20––
August10––
September6––
October8––
November7––
December11––

When is it busy? Nigeria · L1

Busiest month: January (14.6% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

14.6%
10.3%
8.0%
5.9%
5.5%
7.0%
9.5%
9.3%
7.3%
7.7%
7.5%
7.5%
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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1712
Apr '177
May '179
Jun '1720
Jul '1718
Aug '1710
Sep '176
Oct '175
Nov '173
Dec '1717
Jan '1814
Feb '1815
Mar '1812
Apr '189
May '182
Jun '1813
Jul '1818
Aug '1823
Sep '1816
Oct '188
Nov '188
Dec '184
Jan '1913
Feb '1914
Mar '1917
Apr '1911
May '1915
Jun '1916
Jul '1920
Aug '1912
Sep '199
Oct '1923
Nov '1913
Dec '1912
Jan '2020
Feb '2010
Mar '203
Apr '201
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '211
Mar '215
Apr '215
May '213
Jun '215
Jul '216
Aug '2117
Sep '2115
Oct '2112
Nov '2115
Dec '2119
Jan '2221
Feb '2223
Mar '2213
Apr '228
May '2213
Jun '2217
Jul '2221
Aug '2218
Sep '2217
Oct '2213
Nov '2220
Dec '2216
Jan '2314
Feb '2312
Mar '2315
Apr '238
May '2313
Jun '2311
Jul '2317
Aug '2318
Sep '2310
Oct '2317
Nov '2318
Dec '2311
Jan '2422
Feb '2416
Mar '2425
Apr '2418
May '2416
Jun '2419
Jul '2428
Aug '2418
Sep '2414
Oct '2414
Nov '2415
Dec '2416
Jan '2524
Feb '2515
Mar '259
Apr '2516
May '2514
Jun '2514
Jul '2520
Aug '2510
Sep '256
Oct '258
Nov '257
Dec '2511
Jan '2610
Feb '2610

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10
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Nigeria · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 202610
  • Feb 202610
Dec 2025
1135% of selected
Jan 2026
1032% of selected
Feb 2026
1032% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (9.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 111010
Total111010