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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Nigeria

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Nigeria, and how that changed.

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B226,055
  2. F12,808
  3. J1934
  4. K1925
  5. A2807
Visas issued to people from Nigeria · February 2026
334

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (330) — ▲ +1.2%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+1.2% vs January 2026 (330)▼-95.5% vs February 2025 (7,341)

All published months together: 747,047

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Temporary workers144172▼ -16.3%−28
Diplomats and international organizations10081▲ +23.5%+19
Fiancé(e)s and their children6560▲ +8.3%+5
Transit and crew1815▲ +20.0%+3
Other50new+5
Students22▲ +0.0%+0

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
K16259▲ +5.1%+3
A26249▲ +26.5%+13
H43457▼ -40.4%−23
H1B3142▼ -26.2%−11
L2209▲ +122.2%+11
O11716▲ +6.3%+1
G41615▲ +6.7%+1
G2125▲ +140.0%+7

Nigeria: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202548,669
  • 2026664
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6,930330▼ -95.2%
February7,341334▼ -95.5%
March7,386––
April4,780––
May5,034––
June4,828––
July3,351––
August2,187––
September1,822––
October2,052––
November1,422––
December1,536––

When is it busy? Nigeria

Busiest month: February (11.9% of a typical year). Quietest: November (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.4%
11.9%
11.4%
8.7%
8.9%
7.8%
7.3%
7.3%
6.4%
6.2%
6.1%
6.7%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1714,982
Apr '1711,279
May '1712,576
Jun '1714,509
Jul '1714,962
Aug '1715,538
Sep '1712,239
Oct '1711,897
Nov '1712,287
Dec '179,426
Jan '1814,042
Feb '1813,081
Mar '1814,126
Apr '1814,560
R11124▼ -54.2%−13
C1/D119▲ +22.2%+2
L11010▲ +0.0%+0
G186▲ +33.3%+2
C275▲ +40.0%+2
O274▲ +75.0%+3
R260new+6
P353▲ +66.7%+2
I50new+5
K231▲ +200.0%+2
O324▼ -50.0%−2
F122▲ +0.0%+0
A116▼ -83.3%−5
A310new+1
TD10new+1
P102▼ -100.0%−2
C101▼ -100.0%−1
H301▼ -100.0%−1
May '1811,714
Jun '1810,708
Jul '1811,255
Aug '1811,641
Sep '189,046
Oct '188,377
Nov '186,846
Dec '186,373
Jan '197,385
Feb '198,947
Mar '198,157
Apr '197,877
May '198,311
Jun '197,549
Jul '198,586
Aug '197,270
Sep '196,639
Oct '197,971
Nov '195,618
Dec '195,256
Jan '205,931
Feb '204,855
Mar '202,677
Apr '2040
May '2015
Jun '2072
Jul '2098
Aug '20129
Sep '20194
Oct '20432
Nov '20778
Dec '201,101
Jan '211,374
Feb '211,388
Mar '212,089
Apr '212,217
May '213,418
Jun '213,694
Jul '212,432
Aug '213,022
Sep '212,847
Oct '212,337
Nov '213,141
Dec '212,920
Jan '222,390
Feb '228,016
Mar '2212,755
Apr '2217,002
May '2210,371
Jun '226,915
Jul '225,581
Aug '226,445
Sep '226,797
Oct '225,441
Nov '225,814
Dec '229,842
Jan '239,451
Feb '2310,919
Mar '2311,833
Apr '239,398
May '2314,095
Jun '239,392
Jul '239,729
Aug '2310,797
Sep '237,271
Oct '237,251
Nov '236,289
Dec '235,345
Jan '245,611
Feb '246,868
Mar '248,087
Apr '246,360
May '247,682
Jun '247,323
Jul '249,513
Aug '248,792
Sep '248,240
Oct '247,017
Nov '247,297
Dec '247,554
Jan '256,930
Feb '257,341
Mar '257,386
Apr '254,780
May '255,034
Jun '254,828
Jul '253,351
Aug '252,187
Sep '251,822
Oct '252,052
Nov '251,422
Dec '251,536
Jan '26330
Feb '26334
Total visas issued
1,822
Latest 12 months · Nigeria · September
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Nigeria · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20251,536
  • Jan 2026330
  • Feb 2026334
Dec 2025
1,53670% of selected
Jan 2026
33015% of selected
Feb 2026
33415% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1,206 (78.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1,202 (78.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1,536330334
Total1,536330334