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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Rwanda
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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: 24,173

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	119	110	+8.2%+9
Diplomats and international organizations	24	14	+71.4%+10
Temporary workers	9	10	-10.0%−1
Students	8	30	-73.3%−22
Exchange visitors	3	5	-40.0%−2
Transit and crew	2	3	-33.3%−1
Fiancé(e)s and their children	1	10	-90.0%−9

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	119	110	+8.2%+9
A2	17	12	+41.7%+5
F1	6	27	-77.8%−21
G4	4	1	+300.0%+3
H1B	3	6	-50.0%−3
J1	3	5	-40.0%−2
G1	3	1	+200.0%+2
H4	3	1

Rwanda: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	237	182	-23.2%
February	211	166	-21.3%
March	226	–	–
April	204	–	–
May	253	–	–
June	265	–	–
July	255	–	–
August	274	–	–
September	176	–	–
October	227	–	–
November	253	–	–
December	291	–	–

When is it busy? Rwanda

Busiest month: August (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.5%

7.3%

8.7%

6.6%

10.2%

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8.5%

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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.

Rwanda: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	1,703
FY2018	3,338
FY2019	3,751
FY2020	1,257
FY2021	856
FY2022	2,473
FY2023	2,875
FY2024	4,112
FY2025	2,689
FY2026 partial	1,119

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	291	182	166
Total	291	182	166

Rwanda

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Rwanda: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Rwanda

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