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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · R2

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R2 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
6

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (0).

R2 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▲+50.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 311

Nigeria · R2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202526
  • 20266
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January00–
February46▲ +50.0%
March3––
April1––
May2––
June1––
July0––
August0––
September6––
October7––
November2––
December0––

When is it busy? Nigeria · R2

Busiest month: February (12.6% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

12.4%
12.6%
11.9%
7.2%
6.4%
7.0%
8.4%
8.6%
9.7%
5.9%
4.0%
5.8%
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 · R2: 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 '171
May '174
Jun '174
Jul '1713
Aug '1712
Sep '174
Oct '170
Nov '1716
Dec '172
Jan '1810
Feb '1816
Mar '184
Apr '181
May '186
Jun '187
Jul '185
Aug '183
Sep '187
Oct '182
Nov '183
Dec '185
Jan '197
Feb '192
Mar '199
Apr '190
May '196
Jun '1910
Jul '1911
Aug '195
Sep '190
Oct '191
Nov '190
Dec '191
Jan '201
Feb '201
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '213
May '210
Jun '213
Jul '219
Aug '211
Sep '212
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '214
Jan '221
Feb '226
Mar '221
Apr '224
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '228
Sep '224
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '222
Jan '232
Feb '230
Mar '234
Apr '231
May '234
Jun '232
Jul '230
Aug '234
Sep '232
Oct '231
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '246
Feb '241
Mar '240
Apr '245
May '241
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '243
Oct '241
Nov '244
Dec '242
Jan '250
Feb '254
Mar '253
Apr '251
May '252
Jun '251
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '256
Oct '257
Nov '252
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '266

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6
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · R2 · February
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Nigeria · Visa class R2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
6100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 6 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 006
Total006