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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · O3

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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O3 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
2

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -50.0%.

O3 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (4)▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 356

Nigeria · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202542
  • 20266
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January24▲ +100.0%
February12▲ +100.0%
March0––
April10––
May7––
June4––
July6––
August4––
September4––
October2––
November0––
December2––

When is it busy? Nigeria · O3

Busiest month: February (18.5% of a typical year). Quietest: September (3.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.7%
18.5%
5.0%
8.2%
5.9%
7.9%
9.1%
7.2%
3.9%
4.4%
9.7%
11.6%
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 · O3: 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 '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '171
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '171
Dec '173
Jan '180
Feb '182
Mar '180
Apr '180
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '193
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '192
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '192
Nov '190
Dec '191
Jan '201
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '215
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '217
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '217
Dec '211
Jan '223
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '222
May '221
Jun '228
Jul '221
Aug '226
Sep '227
Oct '222
Nov '2222
Dec '226
Jan '234
Feb '238
Mar '2310
Apr '239
May '2314
Jun '239
Jul '2312
Aug '2318
Sep '233
Oct '233
Nov '234
Dec '230
Jan '242
Feb '2417
Mar '2421
Apr '2410
May '2411
Jun '245
Jul '245
Aug '2416
Sep '247
Oct '242
Nov '249
Dec '243
Jan '252
Feb '251
Mar '250
Apr '2510
May '257
Jun '254
Jul '256
Aug '254
Sep '254
Oct '252
Nov '250
Dec '252
Jan '264
Feb '262

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Nigeria · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
225% of selected
Jan 2026
450% of selected
Feb 2026
225% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 242
Total242