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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Sierra Leone · K1

1,620 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Sierra Leone · February 2026
0

There is no published data for January 2026, so there is nothing to compare with. Choose another period in “Compare it with” above.

K1 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-100.0% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 879

Sierra Leone · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025131
  • 20260
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Month20252026Change
January20▼ -100.0%
February90▼ -100.0%
March15––
April27––
May23––
June16––
July10––
August14––
September4––
October2––
November0––
December9––

When is it busy? Sierra Leone · K1

Busiest month: March (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.4%
7.7%
11.8%
7.1%
7.7%
7.4%
8.8%
7.5%
8.6%
9.6%
8.9%
5.7%
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.

Sierra Leone · K1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial50
FY2018 53
FY2019 60
FY2020 38
FY2021 57
FY2022 129
FY2023 100
FY2024 223
FY2025 158
FY2026 partial11

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Total visas issued
120
Latest 12 months · Sierra Leone · K1
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By month · latest 12 months

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15272316101442–9–
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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Sierra Leone · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20259
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20260
Dec 2025
9100% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
00% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 9 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 900
Total900