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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%.

Quick view · February 2026
+28.6% vs January 2026 (7)-95.3% vs February 2025 (191)

All published months together: 17,970

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Sierra Leone · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202529
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20269
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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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Total issued 2979
Total2979
Total visas issued
29
Latest 12 months · Sierra Leone · December
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Top visa types

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  1. K19
  2. A16
  3. G45
  4. A24
  5. K24
  6. H41

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 (10.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.2%). 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.

Sierra Leone: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2018 partial1,437
2019 2,170
2020 436
2021 1,356
2022 3,708
2023 4,472
2024 3,161
2025 1,214
2026 partial16