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    Official DOS data · Kenya · By issuing post

    Visas issued in Nairobi, by month

    In February 2026, the U.S. embassy or consulate in Nairobi, Kenya, issued 1,095 nonimmigrant visas and 477 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, it issued 1,568 and 1,016. That was the 90th most nonimmigrant visas and the 9th most immigrant visas of the 215 posts 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 at Nairobi

    1,095 in February 2026, 30% fewer than February 2025 (1,568). 15,766 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Nairobi each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k4k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20261,095
    Jan 2026962
    Dec 20251,056
    Nov 20251,056
    Oct 20251,576
    Sep 20251,581
    Aug 20251,624
    Jul 20251,326
    Jun 2025946
    May 20251,515
    Apr 20251,446
    Mar 20251,583
    Feb 20251,568
    Jan 20252,356
    Dec 20241,520
    Nov 20241,524
    Oct 20241,640
    Sep 20241,783
    Aug 20241,959
    Jul 20241,420
    Jun 20241,785
    May 20243,705
    Apr 20242,661
    Mar 20241,477
    Feb 20241,334
    Jan 20241,734
    Dec 20231,279
    Nov 20231,311
    Oct 20231,740
    Sep 20232,088
    Aug 20233,101
    Jul 20232,852
    Jun 20231,529
    May 20231,992
    Apr 20231,719
    Mar 20232,223
    Feb 20231,729
    Jan 20231,324
    Dec 20221,433
    Nov 20222,796
    Oct 20223,326
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor7219679,220
    C1/DTransit and crew member1691681,468
    F1Academic student26361,288
    A22030587
    J1Exchange visitor1939569
    G22647405
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker1719346
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child1351321
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen2822318
    H4H worker's spouse or child1041307
    G41945306
    K2148111
    A10688
    F2Academic student's spouse or child51785
    R1Religious worker2349
    B2Tourist01435
    B1Business visitor02629
    R20029
    I1326
    L1Intracompany transferee1123
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child0421
    C301118
    O1Person of extraordinary ability0214
    O20014
    P11313
    G10013
    M1Vocational student0313
    P31012
    H30010
    C1Transit229
    C2005
    O3004
    T3003
    A3002
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker002
    G3001
    G5001
    TD001

    Immigrant visas issued at Nairobi

    477 in February 2026, 53% fewer than February 2025 (1,016). 8,300 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued at Nairobi each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026477
    Jan 2026686
    Dec 20251,075
    Nov 2025724
    Oct 2025714
    Sep 20251,089
    Aug 2025536
    Jul 2025429
    Jun 2025658
    May 2025690
    Apr 2025675
    Mar 2025547
    Feb 20251,016
    Jan 2025892
    Dec 20241,200
    Nov 2024873
    Oct 2024623
    Sep 20241,141
    Aug 2024912
    Jul 2024804
    Jun 20241,000
    May 20241,083
    Apr 2024973
    Mar 20241,357
    Feb 2024841
    Jan 2024712
    Dec 2023391
    Nov 2023586
    Oct 2023533
    Sep 2023293
    Aug 2023454
    Jul 2023323
    Jun 2023208
    May 2023254
    Apr 2023145
    Mar 2023206
    Feb 2023193
    Jan 2023617
    Dec 2022143
    Nov 2022225
    Oct 2022114
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen923071,787
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional234561,507
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen511911,478
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen492501,385
    DVDiversity visa0261,218
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen744239
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen24111
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit855110
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability01961
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident41260
    GV37146
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen8343
    I50040
    GV12129
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident02724
    GV23123
    E1Employment-based, priority worker0122
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years2020
    IH30415
    SQ30315
    IB13214
    IW0211
    SQ1058
    SQ2017
    CR2206
    EWEmployment-based, other worker005
    T5005
    IB2013
    RR3002
    RU1101
    RU2101
    RU3101
    RR1001
    RR2001
    SB1001

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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.

    A post's count is where the visas were issued. Applicants of any nationality can apply at a post, so these counts do not show how many visas went to people from the post's country.

    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 Post, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-post

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