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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Nigeria

How many US visas nationals of Nigeria are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Nigeria issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Nigeria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

35,06235,062

Down 62%vs 92,136 in the 12 months before

Down 62% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 90% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2.9k
Busiest month
7.4k
Mar 2025
Latest month
334
Feb 2026Down 95%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 92k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 35k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Nigeria by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 66%

    26k

    74% of the total, last 12 months

    26,055 visas in the last 12 months, 77,229 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 53%

    2.8k

    8% of the total, last 12 months

    2,808 visas in the last 12 months, 5,947 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 35%

    934

    2.7% of the total, last 12 months

    934 visas in the last 12 months, 1,445 in the 12 months before

  • K-1

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    Down 6.8%

    925

    2.6% of the total, last 12 months

    925 visas in the last 12 months, 992 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Down 4.5%

    807

    2.3% of the total, last 12 months

    807 visas in the last 12 months, 845 in the 12 months before

  • H-1B

    Specialty occupation workers

    Down 39%

    586

    1.7% of the total, last 12 months

    586 visas in the last 12 months, 953 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • H-41.6% of total

    Spouses and children of H workers

    548About flat, 2%
    548 visas in the last 12 months, 537 in the 12 months before
  • F-21.2% of total

    Spouses and children of F-1 students

    407Down 55%
    407 visas in the last 12 months, 909 in the 12 months before
  • G-21.1% of total

    Government representatives to international organizations

    388About flat, 0.8%
    388 visas in the last 12 months, 391 in the 12 months before
  • R-10.5% of total

    Religious workers

    183Up 23%
    183 visas in the last 12 months, 149 in the 12 months before
  • L-20.5% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    162Down 38%
    162 visas in the last 12 months, 261 in the 12 months before
  • O-10.4% of total

    People with extraordinary ability

    149About flat, 2.1%
    149 visas in the last 12 months, 146 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 74% of the visas issued to nationals of Nigeria in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 66% and F-1 fell 53% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Nigeria

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Abuja52% of the country
    13kDown 58%
    13,322 visas in the last 12 months, 31,606 in the 12 months before
  • Lagos48% of the country
    12kDown 63%
    12,342 visas in the last 12 months, 33,716 in the 12 months before

Abuja issues the most: 52% of the total. Lagos issued 63% fewer.

Together they issued 25,664 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Nigeria above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Nigeria each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
5.5%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: May 2023: 14,095 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    90k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    49k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 46%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    664

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 95%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 48,669 visas (−46% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 95% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Nigeria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263347,341Down 95%
January 20263306,930Down 95%
December 20251,5367,554Down 80%
November 20251,4227,297Down 81%
October 20252,0527,017Down 71%
September 20251,8228,240Down 78%
August 20252,1878,792Down 75%
July 20253,3519,513Down 65%
June 20254,8287,323Down 34%
May 20255,0347,682Down 34%
April 20254,7806,360Down 25%
March 20257,3868,087Down 8.7%
February 20257,3416,868Up 6.9%
January 20256,9305,611Up 24%
December 20247,5545,345Up 41%
November 20247,2976,289Up 16%
October 20247,0177,251Down 3.2%
September 20248,2407,271Up 13%
August 20248,79210,797Down 19%
July 20249,5139,729About flat, 2.2%
June 20247,3239,392Down 22%
May 20247,68214,095Down 45%
April 20246,3609,398Down 32%
March 20248,08711,833Down 32%

Look up a visa type for Nigeria

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.