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    Nigeria: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 334 nonimmigrant visas and 59 immigrant visas to applicants from Nigeria, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 7,341 and 1,022. That was the 97th most nonimmigrant visas and the 30th 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 Nigeria

    334 in February 2026, 95% fewer than February 2025 (7,341). 35,062 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from Nigeria each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05k10k15k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026334
    Jan 2026330
    Dec 20251,536
    Nov 20251,422
    Oct 20252,052
    Sep 20251,822
    Aug 20252,187
    Jul 20253,351
    Jun 20254,828
    May 20255,034
    Apr 20254,780
    Mar 20257,386
    Feb 20257,341
    Jan 20256,930
    Dec 20247,554
    Nov 20247,297
    Oct 20247,017
    Sep 20248,240
    Aug 20248,792
    Jul 20249,513
    Jun 20247,323
    May 20247,682
    Apr 20246,360
    Mar 20248,087
    Feb 20246,868
    Jan 20245,611
    Dec 20235,345
    Nov 20236,289
    Oct 20237,251
    Sep 20237,271
    Aug 202310,797
    Jul 20239,729
    Jun 20239,392
    May 202314,095
    Apr 20239,398
    Mar 202311,833
    Feb 202310,919
    Jan 20239,451
    Dec 20229,842
    Nov 20225,814
    Oct 20225,441
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor06,52226,055
    F1Academic student21382,808
    J1Exchange visitor049934
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen6296925
    A26262807
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker3150586
    H4H worker's spouse or child3432548
    F2Academic student's spouse or child0111407
    G21227388
    R1Religious worker1111183
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child2027162
    O1Person of extraordinary ability1711149
    G41636145
    C1/DTransit and crew member1133145
    L1Intracompany transferee1015135
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child034113
    K2313102
    O27669
    I5157
    O32145
    P35243
    C1Transit0636
    G181231
    A111930
    R26428
    B1Business visitor0726
    M1Vocational student0623
    C27320
    P10216
    C3009
    TD107
    DCrew member006
    U3006
    A3114
    B2Tourist044
    G5002
    P4002
    U2002
    H3001
    M2001
    T5001
    U1001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Nigeria

    59 in February 2026, 94% fewer than February 2025 (1,022). 11,683 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from Nigeria each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202659
    Jan 202628
    Dec 20251,658
    Nov 20251,087
    Oct 20251,450
    Sep 20251,010
    Aug 20251,494
    Jul 20251,444
    Jun 2025844
    May 2025941
    Apr 2025827
    Mar 2025841
    Feb 20251,022
    Jan 2025998
    Dec 20241,281
    Nov 20241,261
    Oct 20241,343
    Sep 2024719
    Aug 2024547
    Jul 2024728
    Jun 2024581
    May 2024878
    Apr 2024713
    Mar 2024890
    Feb 20241,023
    Jan 2024762
    Dec 2023761
    Nov 2023929
    Oct 2023619
    Sep 2023531
    Aug 2023789
    Jul 2023509
    Jun 2023523
    May 2023700
    Apr 2023465
    Mar 2023647
    Feb 2023505
    Jan 2023405
    Dec 2022483
    Nov 2022618
    Oct 2022613
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen01841,682
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen41531,638
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen11571,624
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen22151,557
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen13921,405
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0721,042
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit07650
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability1738649
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional229641
    E1Employment-based, priority worker1911211
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident027202
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years11497
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident0092
    I50567
    IB10121
    GV30320
    EWEmployment-based, other worker0518
    IR30218
    GV10113
    IW0212
    GV2019
    SD016
    SB1024
    T5003
    CR2001
    IB2001

    Related data for Nigeria

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

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    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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