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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Kenya

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Kenya are issued, and what each US consulate in Kenya issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Kenya

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Kenya, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Kenya, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,7449,744

Down 36%vs 15,211 in the 12 months before

Down 36% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
812
Busiest month
1.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
751
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 15k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.7k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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16k
Pre-COVID peak21k
21k
17k
16k
6k
2.5k
11k
19k
16k
11k
3.9k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 16,408 visas; FY2016: 21,146 visas; FY2017: 20,706 visas; FY2018: 17,458 visas; FY2019: 15,710 visas; FY2020: 6,023 visas; FY2021: 2,507 visas; FY2022: 10,824 visas; FY2023: 18,684 visas; FY2024: 15,541 visas; FY2025: 10,895 visas; FY2026: 3,891 visas so far.

FY2025 had 10,895 visas (−30% on FY2024). That's 48% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Kenya
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20267511,035Down 27%
January 20266481,228Down 47%
December 2025646784Down 18%
November 2025688897Down 23%
October 20251,1581,098Up 5.5%
September 20258941,238Down 28%
August 20258741,202Down 27%
July 2025679878Down 23%
June 20254441,112Down 60%
May 20258582,552Down 66%
April 20259462,051Down 54%
March 20251,1581,136About flat, 1.9%
February 20251,035–
January 20251,228–
December 2024784–
November 2024897–
October 20241,098–
September 20241,238–
August 20241,202–
July 2024878–
June 20241,112–
May 20242,552–
April 20242,051–
March 20241,136–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Kenya who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Kenya.

B1/B2 visas issued in Kenya

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Kenya issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Kenya, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

9,2209,220

Down 34%vs 13,879 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
768
Busiest month
1.1k
Oct 2025
Latest month
721
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 14k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9.2k

01k2k3k4k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Kenya each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: May 2024: 2,565 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    15k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    14k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 6.4%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 27%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 38%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 10,004 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 38% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Kenya
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026721967Down 25%
January 20265771,115Down 48%
December 2025620712Down 13%
November 2025627788Down 20%
October 20251,108956Up 16%
September 20258491,109Down 23%
August 20258511,054Down 19%
July 2025663734Down 9.7%
June 20254111,036Down 60%
May 20258472,565Down 67%
April 20258911,849Down 52%
March 20251,055994Up 6.1%
February 2025967939About flat, 3%
January 20251,1151,057Up 5.5%
December 2024712640Up 11%
November 2024788867Down 9.1%
October 20249561,146Down 17%
September 20241,1091,250Down 11%
August 20241,0541,833Down 42%
July 20247341,689Down 57%
June 20241,0361,051About flat, 1.4%
May 20242,5651,291Up 99%
April 20241,8491,120Up 65%
March 20249941,616Down 38%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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