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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
17

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (16) — ▲ +6.3%.

O1 visas made up 5.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+6.3% vs January 2026 (16)▲+54.5% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 737

Nigeria · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025138
  • 202633
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1116▲ +45.5%
February1117▲ +54.5%
March15––
April13––
May13––
June12––
July14––
August10––
September12––
October8––
November7––
December12––

When is it busy? Nigeria · O1

Busiest month: January (15.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.2%
8.7%
9.5%
5.6%
6.8%
8.7%
8.9%
8.1%
7.0%
5.8%
7.1%
8.3%
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 · O1: 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 '171
May '172
Jun '171
Jul '172
Aug '174
Sep '170
Oct '171
Nov '170
Dec '173
Jan '185
Feb '183
Mar '181
Apr '182
May '184
Jun '187
Jul '184
Aug '183
Sep '182
Oct '182
Nov '181
Dec '182
Jan '192
Feb '192
Mar '194
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '195
Jul '195
Aug '192
Sep '191
Oct '192
Nov '193
Dec '194
Jan '206
Feb '202
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '213
Feb '210
Mar '215
Apr '214
May '218
Jun '214
Jul '219
Aug '214
Sep '219
Oct '212
Nov '219
Dec '219
Jan '226
Feb '2210
Mar '2210
Apr '224
May '226
Jun '228
Jul '226
Aug '2215
Sep '2212
Oct '227
Nov '2211
Dec '226
Jan '2315
Feb '2311
Mar '2313
Apr '2313
May '239
Jun '239
Jul '2317
Aug '2316
Sep '2312
Oct '2315
Nov '238
Dec '238
Jan '2421
Feb '2416
Mar '2422
Apr '2418
May '246
Jun '249
Jul '245
Aug '2418
Sep '248
Oct '2414
Nov '2416
Dec '248
Jan '2511
Feb '2511
Mar '2515
Apr '2513
May '2513
Jun '2512
Jul '2514
Aug '2510
Sep '2512
Oct '258
Nov '257
Dec '2512
Jan '2616
Feb '2617

Explore Nigeria by period

Total visas issued
12
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · O1 · December
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Nigeria · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202616
  • Feb 202617
Dec 2025
1227% of selected
Jan 2026
1636% of selected
Feb 2026
1738% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (33.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (41.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 121617
Total121617