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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sierra Leone

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

Visas issued to people from Sierra Leone · February 2026
9

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (7) — ▲ +28.6%.

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▲+28.6% vs January 2026 (7)▼-95.3% vs February 2025 (191)

All published months together: 20,197

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
Diplomats and international organizations97▲ +28.6%+2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
G164▲ +50.0%+2
G220new+2
A111▲ +0.0%+0
A202▼ -100.0%−2

Sierra Leone: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,214
  • 202616
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Month20252026Change
January1107▼ -93.6%
February1919▼ -95.3%
March196––
April251––
May187––
June88––
July48––
August62––
September38––
October8––
November6––
December29––

When is it busy? Sierra Leone

Busiest month: February (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%
10.2%
9.0%
7.6%
8.2%
7.0%
9.6%
9.5%
8.8%
9.0%
7.2%
5.2%
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.

Sierra Leone: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial1,523
FY2018 1,770
FY2019 2,053
FY2020 871
FY2021 809
FY2022 3,108
FY2023 4,961
FY2024 3,287
FY2025 1,756
FY2026 partial59

Explore Sierra Leone by period

Total visas issued
929
Latest 12 months · Sierra Leone
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By month · latest 12 months

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1962511878848623886297

Top 5 visa types

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

  1. B1/B2461
  2. K1120
  3. A275
  4. G264
  5. J142
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Sierra Leone · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202529
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20269
Dec 2025
2964% of selected
Jan 2026
716% of selected
Feb 2026
920% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 22 (75.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 20 (69.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2979
Total2979