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

Visas issued to people from Rwanda · February 2026
166

That is 16 fewer than in January 2026 (182) — -8.8%.

Quick view · February 2026
-8.8% vs January 2026 (182)-21.3% vs February 2025 (211)

All published months together: 19,132

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Rwanda · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025291
  • Jan 2026182
  • Feb 2026166
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  • Jan 2026 is 109 (37.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 125 (43.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 291182166
Total291182166
Total visas issued
2,772
Latest 12 months · Rwanda
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By month · latest 12 months

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226204253265255274176227253291182166
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B21,646
  2. F1472
  3. A2189
  4. J1101
  5. H1B63
  6. K157

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
Visitors119110 +8.2%+9
Diplomats and international organizations2414 +71.4%+10
Temporary workers910 -10.0%−1
Students830 -73.3%−22
Exchange visitors35 -40.0%−2
Transit and crew23 -33.3%−1
Fiancé(e)s and their children110 -90.0%−9

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2119110 +8.2%+9
A21712 +41.7%+5
F1627 -77.8%−21
G441 +300.0%+3
H1B36 -50.0%−3
J135 -40.0%−2
G131 +200.0%+2
H431 +200.0%+2
R130new+3
F222 +0.0%+0
C120new+2
K1110 -90.0%−9
C1/D03 -100.0%−3
L101 -100.0%−1
L201 -100.0%−1
M101 -100.0%−1
O101 -100.0%−1

Rwanda: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,872
  • 2026348
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January237182 -23.2%
February211166 -21.3%
March226––
April204––
May253––
June265––
July255––
August274––
September176––
October227––
November253––
December291––

When is it busy? Rwanda

Busiest month: January (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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.

Rwanda: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 3,751
FY2020 1,257
FY2021 856
FY2022 2,473
FY2023 2,875
FY2024 4,112
FY2025 2,689
FY2026 partial1,119