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    Immigrant visas at Lagos

    In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Lagos for immediate relative cases from May 2025, family preference from Jul 2025 and employment from Feb 2025, counting from the month a case became documentarily complete.

    Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

    Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Lagos

    In its October 7, 2026 update, the State Department listed the month a case had to become documentarily complete for the National Visa Center (NVC) to be scheduling its interview at Lagos.

    Immediate relative

    May 2025

    17 months behind

    Family-sponsored preference

    July 2025

    15 months behind

    Employment-based preference

    February 2025

    20 months behind

    Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

    Earlier scheduling months at Lagos →

    Immigrant visas issued at Lagos

    Lagos issued 1 immigrant visas in February 2026, 100% fewer than February 2025 (874). 9,900 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers family, employment and diversity immigrant visas.

    Immigrant visas issued at Lagos each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20261
    Jan 20264
    Dec 20251,416
    Nov 2025888
    Oct 20251,167
    Sep 2025898
    Aug 20251,328
    Jul 20251,345
    Jun 2025694
    May 2025781
    Apr 2025646
    Mar 2025732
    Feb 2025874
    Jan 2025872
    Dec 20241,127
    Nov 20241,151
    Oct 20241,127
    Sep 2024654
    Aug 2024421
    Jul 2024573
    Jun 2024480
    May 2024740
    Apr 2024593
    Mar 2024743
    Feb 2024932
    Jan 2024688
    Dec 2023683
    Nov 2023857
    Oct 2023494
    Sep 2023448
    Aug 2023733
    Jul 2023458
    Jun 2023457
    May 2023641
    Apr 2023373
    Mar 2023554
    Feb 2023403
    Jan 2023327
    Dec 2022384
    Nov 2022562
    Oct 2022560
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen01771,640
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen01561,564
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen02181,550
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen11301,370
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0661,329
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0611,003
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit06624
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident025193
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional013184
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability05121
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident0081
    I50558
    E1Employment-based, priority worker0043
    GV30320
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years0019
    IB10018
    IR30218
    EWEmployment-based, other worker0117
    GV10112
    IW0212
    GV2019
    SD006
    T5004
    SB1023
    CR2001
    IB2001

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

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    What CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa applicants report being asked

    These figures come from 285 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Lagos alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

    54%

    Relationship questions

    In about 150 reports

    46%

    How did you meet

    In about 130 reports

    24%

    Identity verification

    In about 70 reports

    Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa finding →

    Other visas at Lagos

    Where these figures come from

    The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.