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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · L2

18,990 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Dependent of an L-1 worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of L-1 workers.

L2 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
20

That is 11 more than in January 2026 (9) — ▲ +122.2%.

L2 visas made up 6.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+122.2% vs January 2026 (9)▼-25.9% vs February 2025 (27)

All published months together: 1,493

Nigeria · L2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025182
  • 202629
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January229▼ -59.1%
February2720▼ -25.9%
March22––
April18––
May22––
June6––
July20––
August3––
September8––
October8––
November12––
December14––

When is it busy? Nigeria · L2

Busiest month: January (15.6% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.6%
11.0%
8.9%
5.3%
5.5%
8.0%
9.9%
9.5%
6.9%
6.6%
6.2%
6.7%
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 · L2: 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 '179
Apr '172
May '177
Jun '1721
Jul '1730
Aug '176
Sep '176
Oct '173
Nov '175
Dec '174
Jan '1820
Feb '1823
Mar '186
Apr '1811
May '185
Jun '1821
Jul '1814
Aug '1831
Sep '187
Oct '1810
Nov '189
Dec '187
Jan '1922
Feb '1911
Mar '1923
Apr '1911
May '1921
Jun '1923
Jul '1926
Aug '1917
Sep '195
Oct '1911
Nov '1914
Dec '1911
Jan '2016
Feb '209
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '215
Apr '217
May '212
Jun '216
Jul '2112
Aug '2118
Sep '2120
Oct '2112
Nov '2112
Dec '2120
Jan '2224
Feb '2213
Mar '2218
Apr '227
May '2213
Jun '2218
Jul '2224
Aug '2224
Sep '2231
Oct '2225
Nov '2219
Dec '2210
Jan '2326
Feb '2318
Mar '2324
Apr '235
May '2312
Jun '2317
Jul '2330
Aug '2315
Sep '235
Oct '2314
Nov '2312
Dec '239
Jan '2436
Feb '2424
Mar '2424
Apr '2422
May '2412
Jun '2437
Jul '2424
Aug '2433
Sep '249
Oct '2420
Nov '2414
Dec '2417
Jan '2522
Feb '2527
Mar '2522
Apr '2518
May '2522
Jun '256
Jul '2520
Aug '253
Sep '258
Oct '258
Nov '2512
Dec '2514
Jan '269
Feb '2620

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Total visas issued
18
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · L2 · April
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Nigeria · Visa class L2 · One total per month
  • Dec 202514
  • Jan 20269
  • Feb 202620
Dec 2025
1433% of selected
Jan 2026
921% of selected
Feb 2026
2047% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (35.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 (42.9%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 14920
Total14920