Nigeria · F1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Nigeria
Creator: Visa Status

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F1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026

That is 0 more than in January 2026 (2) — +0.0%.

F1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+0.0% vs January 2026 (2)-98.6% vs February 2025 (138)

All published months together: 47,270

Nigeria · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,176
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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	234	2	-99.1%
February	138	2	-98.6%
March	237	–	–
April	170	–	–
May	591	–	–
June	510	–	–
July	253	–	–
August	412	–	–
September	94	–	–
October	169	–	–
November	130	–	–
December	238	–	–

When is it busy? Nigeria · F1

Busiest month: June (14.8% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.9%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.6%

1.9%

3.2%

3.3%

11.3%

14.8%

14.7%

13.1%

3.1%

4.8%

7.9%

13.2%

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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 · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	160
Apr '17	205
May '17	569
Jun '17	802
Jul '17	1,452
Aug '17	888
Sep '17	162
Oct '17	125
Nov '17	270
Dec '17	834
Jan '18	668
Feb '18	88
Mar '18	140
Apr '18

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	238	2	2
Total	238	2	2

Nigeria · F1

Nigeria · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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