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    Kenya: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 1,122 nonimmigrant visas and 493 immigrant visas to applicants from Kenya, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 1,664 and 660. That was the 54th most nonimmigrant visas and the 8th most immigrant visas of the 189 nationalities listed here.

    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

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from Kenya

    1,122 in February 2026, 33% fewer than February 2025 (1,664). 16,809 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from Kenya each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k4k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20261,122
    Jan 20261,034
    Dec 20251,106
    Nov 20251,113
    Oct 20251,624
    Sep 20251,611
    Aug 20251,638
    Jul 20251,392
    Jun 2025983
    May 20251,741
    Apr 20251,714
    Mar 20251,731
    Feb 20251,664
    Jan 20252,533
    Dec 20241,583
    Nov 20241,638
    Oct 20241,776
    Sep 20241,953
    Aug 20242,098
    Jul 20241,665
    Jun 20241,895
    May 20243,734
    Apr 20242,924
    Mar 20241,670
    Feb 20241,545
    Jan 20241,904
    Dec 20231,423
    Nov 20231,525
    Oct 20231,975
    Sep 20232,272
    Aug 20233,303
    Jul 20232,972
    Jun 20231,788
    May 20232,164
    Apr 20231,944
    Mar 20232,480
    Feb 20231,968
    Jan 20231,562
    Dec 20221,567
    Nov 20222,931
    Oct 20223,497
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor7511,0359,744
    C1/DTransit and crew member1831961,751
    F1Academic student28571,334
    J1Exchange visitor2144600
    A22029569
    C3017385
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker1617357
    G22140338
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child1351328
    H4H worker's spouse or child1038312
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen1712246
    G41533216
    K210789
    F2Academic student's spouse or child51989
    B1Business visitor02660
    R1Religious worker1448
    A10247
    L1Intracompany transferee2237
    C1Transit41035
    B2Tourist01235
    R20030
    I2226
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child0421
    P11314
    O1Person of extraordinary ability0213
    G11012
    P31012
    M1Vocational student0212
    O20012
    H30010
    A3007
    C2006
    O3004
    T3003
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker002
    TD002
    E2Treaty investor001
    G3001
    G5001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Kenya

    493 in February 2026, 25% fewer than February 2025 (660). 6,523 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Kenya each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026493
    Jan 2026655
    Dec 2025760
    Nov 2025555
    Oct 2025503
    Sep 2025936
    Aug 2025385
    Jul 2025318
    Jun 2025503
    May 2025471
    Apr 2025500
    Mar 2025444
    Feb 2025660
    Jan 2025537
    Dec 2024712
    Nov 2024494
    Oct 2024371
    Sep 2024373
    Aug 2024642
    Jul 2024608
    Jun 2024742
    May 2024926
    Apr 2024776
    Mar 20241,190
    Feb 2024566
    Jan 2024464
    Dec 2023283
    Nov 2023408
    Oct 2023376
    Sep 2023194
    Aug 2023339
    Jul 2023217
    Jun 2023152
    May 2023226
    Apr 2023117
    Mar 2023170
    Feb 2023180
    Jan 2023591
    Dec 2022113
    Nov 2022168
    Oct 202295
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional239531,516
    DVDiversity visa0161,317
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen921841,085
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen50126941
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen58160913
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen830198
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen13104
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit83181
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident41155
    GV36145
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability01841
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen9534
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years5334
    GV11125
    E1Employment-based, priority worker0125
    GV23123
    I50019
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident01218
    IB13213
    EWEmployment-based, other worker009
    IW029
    CR2104
    SB1103
    RR1102
    IB2002
    RR3002
    RU1101
    RU2101
    RU3101
    RR2001
    T5001

    Related data for Kenya

    • Visitor visa refusal rate (a separate State Department table, published for each fiscal year).
    • Visas issued at U.S. posts in Kenya, to applicants of any nationality: Nairobi

    Worldwide issuances and every nationality →

    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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