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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Kenya

How many L-2 visas nationals of Kenya are issued, and what each US consulate in Kenya issues, month by month.

Data through November 2025

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Kenya

Every L-2 visa issued to a national of Kenya, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Kenya, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

2525

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
6
Aug 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026About flat, 0%

Earlier

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 25

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

020406080
9
18
5
19
25
14
30
25
Pre-COVID peak44
16
11
Highest51
39
14
34
3
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 9 visas; FY2012: 18 visas; FY2013: 5 visas; FY2014: 19 visas; FY2015: 25 visas; FY2016: 14 visas; FY2017: 30 visas; FY2018: 25 visas; FY2019: 44 visas; FY2020: 16 visas; FY2021: 11 visas; FY2022: 51 visas; FY2023: 39 visas; FY2024: 14 visas; FY2025: 34 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.

FY2025 had 34 visas (+143% on FY2024). That's 23% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 75% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Kenya
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202611About flat, 0%
December 202507Down 100%
November 202512Down 50%
October 202512Down 50%
September 202501Down 100%
August 202563Up 100%
July 20253–
June 20254–
May 20250–
April 20254–
March 20251–
February 20254–
January 20251–
December 20247–
November 20242–
October 20242–
September 20241–
August 20243–

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.

L-2 visas issued in Kenya

How many L-2 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

Dec 2024 – Nov 2025

3737

Up 106%vs 18 in the 12 months before

Up 106% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
11
Dec 2024
Latest month
2
Nov 2025Up 100%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 18

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 37

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Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Kenya each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
0%
22%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: June 2022: 24 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2024, December was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    22

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    28

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 27%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    26

    Jan–Nov · 11 of 12 months

    Up 53%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 28 visas (+27% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Nov) is running 53% ahead of the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Kenya
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
November 202521Up 100%
October 202520
September 202501Down 100%
August 202551Up 400%
July 202532Up 50%
June 202543Up 33%
May 202500
April 202531Up 200%
March 202520
February 202540
January 202518Down 88%
December 2024111Up 1000%
November 202410
October 202400
September 202414Down 75%
August 202418Down 88%
July 202422About flat, 0%
June 202432Up 50%
May 202400
April 202412Down 50%
March 202401Down 100%
February 202401Down 100%
January 202481Up 700%
December 202311About flat, 0%

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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