Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Abuja, and its share of everything issued in Nigeria.
Visas issued at Abuja, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
10,40510,405
Down 60% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 93% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 26k
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Every US consulate in Nigeria: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Abuja issued 54% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Nigeria in the last 12 months, up from 48% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Abuja each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2022: 4,299 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
26k
Jan – Dec 2023
26k
Jan – Dec 2024
14k
Jan – Dec 2025
32
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 14,324 visas (−45% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 99% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 23 | 2,180 | Down 99% |
| January 2026 | 9 | 1,771 | Down 99% |
| December 2025 | 386 | 1,977 | Down 80% |
| November 2025 | 275 | 2,129 | Down 87% |
| October 2025 | 522 | 1,569 | Down 67% |
| September 2025 | 356 | 2,155 | Down 83% |
| August 2025 | 737 | 2,793 | Down 74% |
| July 2025 | 995 | 2,687 | Down 63% |
| June 2025 | 1,345 | 2,434 | Down 45% |
| May 2025 | 1,791 | 2,160 | Down 17% |
| April 2025 | 1,781 | 1,834 | About flat, 2.9% |
| March 2025 | 2,185 | 2,513 | Down 13% |
| February 2025 | 2,180 | 2,278 | Down 4.3% |
| January 2025 | 1,771 | 1,313 | Up 35% |
| December 2024 | 1,977 | 1,155 | Up 71% |
| November 2024 | 2,129 | 1,297 | Up 64% |
| October 2024 | 1,569 | 2,154 | Down 27% |
| September 2024 | 2,155 | 2,062 | Up 4.5% |
| August 2024 | 2,793 | 3,211 | Down 13% |
| July 2024 | 2,687 | 2,581 | Up 4.1% |
| June 2024 | 2,434 | 1,037 | Up 135% |
| May 2024 | 2,160 | 3,558 | Down 39% |
| April 2024 | 1,834 | 2,363 | Down 22% |
| March 2024 | 2,513 | 2,595 | Down 3.2% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Nigeria
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