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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
0

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (2) — ▼ -100.0%.

P1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-100.0% vs January 2026 (2)▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 214

Nigeria · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202519
  • 20262
01234JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January32▼ -33.3%
February20▼ -100.0%
March2––
April3––
May4––
June1––
July1––
August0––
September1––
October2––
November0––
December0––

When is it busy? Nigeria · P1

Busiest month: February (16.3% of a typical year). Quietest: September (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.0%
16.3%
13.0%
5.3%
8.9%
14.8%
7.8%
9.4%
1.7%
4.6%
7.3%
4.9%
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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '176
Jul '1715
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '181
Feb '181
Mar '182
Apr '180
May '181
Jun '1810
Jul '184
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '181
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '1914
Mar '191
Apr '190
May '195
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '1914
Sep '190
Oct '192
Nov '191
Dec '190
Jan '202
Feb '204
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '212
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '210
Jan '220
Feb '223
Mar '224
Apr '222
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '222
Aug '221
Sep '220
Oct '221
Nov '226
Dec '226
Jan '231
Feb '233
Mar '233
Apr '231
May '237
Jun '2315
Jul '231
Aug '234
Sep '232
Oct '234
Nov '230
Dec '230
Jan '240
Feb '244
Mar '243
Apr '241
May '244
Jun '241
Jul '244
Aug '242
Sep '241
Oct '242
Nov '241
Dec '244
Jan '253
Feb '252
Mar '252
Apr '253
May '254
Jun '251
Jul '251
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '252
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '262
Feb '260

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Nigeria · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20262
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
2100% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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Total issued 020
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