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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

Nigeria

Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See Nigeria visa issuances.

Showing Nigeria.

Green cards issued · 2024
18,990
People from Nigeria, fiscal year 2024.

By year

10.1K
12.7K
12.1K
12.2K
15K
13.2K
11.7K
13.4K
13.7K
12.7K
11.4K
14.2K
13.4K
13.7K
15.7K
12.1K
12.7K
11.6K
15K
19K
0520062007

By category and year

A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
Diversity020101010101020205202,7402,7802,3502,6702,9403,7203,2202,7302,9402,380
Employment Fifth Preference5070301001001108050405020201010200000
Employment First Preference4102701509090

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, by fiscal year. Rounded to the nearest 10. Family, employment and diversity categories only. Unofficial.

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0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
80
70
70
90
70
50
60
80
60
100
90
70
70
130
170
Employment Fourth Preference26026036027034019017017020015019080180120320200170140280260
Employment Second Preference1,5101,4801,010450650520540460380410300470300340290290310310210280
Employment Third Preference5301,3401,670750590770310200240180300260190120130190250390500670
Family First Preference160160120140200400520540370360400470290290340250290210310290
Family Fourth Preference3802903903501,000980820930540480500680460500530680570390370350
Family Second Preference1602301603204306408908301,080650730780680530440390300310480240
Family Third Preference150160160190410520300330330210260130120901107070605030
Immediate relatives: Children (Including Orphans)2,9502,2901,2301,9401,1901,6701,8001,6802,0501,3601,0901,5201,7101,2501,6901,8001,3301,4801,4601,170
Immediate relatives: Parents3,7602,0101,4701,2701,5102,1502,2502,0402,8102,2001,9801,9602,4801,9502,2702,6902,1602,1601,3801,110
Immediate relatives: Spouses8,6706,4404,8306,9205,6907,6805,9506,0206,0504,7204,0704,4804,5303,7504,0004,6003,4403,8204,5403,100
All together18,99015,02011,59012,71012,11015,71013,74013,37014,21011,35012,66013,69013,39011,68013,17014,99012,18012,07012,65010,050