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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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

Visas issued to people from Somalia · February 2026
6

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +50.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▲+50.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-78.6% vs February 2025 (28)

All published months together: 2,244

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 organizations54▲ +25.0%+1
Fiancé(e)s and their children10new+1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
G253▲ +66.7%+2
K110new+1
A101▼ -100.0%−1

Somalia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025232
  • 202610
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Month20252026Change
January404▼ -90.0%
February286▼ -78.6%
March25––
April22––
May15––
June8––
July11––
August23––
September38––
October9––
November8––
December5––

When is it busy? Somalia

Busiest month: August (11.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%
7.3%
8.1%
7.0%
6.3%
8.1%
10.5%
11.5%
10.0%
6.8%
9.6%
6.9%
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.

Somalia: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800FY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial155
FY2018 207
FY2019 167
FY2020 106
FY2021 163
FY2022 211
FY2023 478
FY2024 423
FY2025 302
FY2026 partial32

Explore Somalia by period

Total visas issued
5
Latest 12 months · Somalia · December
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Top 5 visa types

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

  1. G271
  2. A132
  3. A223
  4. B1/B222
  5. K110
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Somalia · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
533% of selected
Jan 2026
427% of selected
Feb 2026
640% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (20.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (20.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 546
Total546