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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Nigeria

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Nigeria

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

Visas issued to nationals of Nigeria, last 12 months

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

38,65238,652

Down 49%vs 75,520 in the 12 months before

Down 49% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 82% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3.2k
Busiest month
6.5k
Feb 2025
Latest month
946
Dec 2025Down 85%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 76k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 39k

02k4k6k8k
Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

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.

050k100k150k200k
136k
Pre-COVID peak163k
156k
132k
82k
29k
14k
69k
97k
72k
54k
3.3k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 136,409 visas; FY2016: 162,996 visas; FY2017: 155,940 visas; FY2018: 132,137 visas; FY2019: 81,768 visas; FY2020: 28,752 visas; FY2021: 13,593 visas; FY2022: 68,975 visas; FY2023: 97,041 visas; FY2024: 72,463 visas; FY2025: 53,893 visas; FY2026: 3,251 visas so far.

FY2025 had 53,893 visas (−26% on FY2024). That's 67% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 82% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Nigeria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20259466,194Down 85%
November 20259236,313Down 85%
October 20251,3825,985Down 77%
September 20251,1957,311Down 84%
August 20251,3507,218Down 81%
July 20252,5677,693Down 67%
June 20253,7375,602Down 33%
May 20253,5725,769Down 38%
April 20254,0375,530Down 27%
March 20256,3467,017Down 9.6%
February 20256,5226,184Up 5.5%
January 20256,0754,704Up 29%
December 20246,194–
November 20246,313–
October 20245,985–
September 20247,311–
August 20247,218–
July 20247,693–
June 20245,602–
May 20245,769–
April 20245,530–
March 20247,017–
February 20246,184–
January 20244,704–

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 Nigeria who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Nigeria.

B1/B2 visas issued in Nigeria

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

Visas issued in Nigeria, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

19,31019,310

Down 65%vs 54,543 in the 12 months before

Down 65% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1.6k
Busiest month
4.9k
Mar 2025
Latest month
81
Feb 2026Down 98%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 55k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 19k

02k4k6k8k
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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Abuja54% of total
    10kDown 60%
    10,405 visas in the last 12 months, 26,202 in the 12 months before
  • Lagos46% of total
    8.9kDown 69%
    8,905 visas in the last 12 months, 28,341 in the 12 months before

Abuja issues the most: 54% of the total. Lagos issued 69% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Nigeria each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
13%
4.6%

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

Busiest: April 2022: 15,371 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    76k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    53k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 30%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    28k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 48%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    164

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 98%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 27,727 visas (−48% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 98% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Nigeria
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026814,921Down 98%
January 2026833,660Down 98%
December 20256094,221Down 86%
November 20254274,149Down 90%
October 20258063,454Down 77%
September 20257215,432Down 87%
August 20251,0305,595Down 82%
July 20252,0735,935Down 65%
June 20252,9974,006Down 25%
May 20252,7114,147Down 35%
April 20252,8443,591Down 21%
March 20254,9285,432Down 9.3%
February 20254,9214,406Up 12%
January 20253,6602,907Up 26%
December 20244,2212,926Up 44%
November 20244,1493,397Up 22%
October 20243,4544,586Down 25%
September 20245,4324,862Up 12%
August 20245,5957,438Down 25%
July 20245,9356,288Down 5.6%
June 20244,0065,247Down 24%
May 20244,1479,750Down 57%
April 20243,5916,599Down 46%
March 20245,4328,556Down 37%

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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