Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Abuja, and its share of everything issued in Nigeria.
Visas issued at Abuja, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
580580
Down 72% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 92% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Nigeria: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Abuja issued 35% of the F-1 visas issued in Nigeria in the last 12 months, down from 47% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Abuja each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 1,044 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.8k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
698
Jan – Dec 2025
1
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 698 visas (−67% 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 | 0 | 61 | Down 100% |
| January 2026 | 1 | 58 | Down 98% |
| December 2025 | 17 | 118 | Down 86% |
| November 2025 | 22 | 72 | Down 69% |
| October 2025 | 67 | 90 | Down 26% |
| September 2025 | 55 | 49 | Up 12% |
| August 2025 | 81 | 202 | Down 60% |
| July 2025 | 9 | 534 | Down 98% |
| June 2025 | 91 | 397 | Down 77% |
| May 2025 | 178 | 371 | Down 52% |
| April 2025 | 18 | 58 | Down 69% |
| March 2025 | 41 | 61 | Down 33% |
| February 2025 | 61 | 48 | Up 27% |
| January 2025 | 58 | 113 | Down 49% |
| December 2024 | 118 | 243 | Down 51% |
| November 2024 | 72 | 239 | Down 70% |
| October 2024 | 90 | 104 | Down 13% |
| September 2024 | 49 | 65 | Down 25% |
| August 2024 | 202 | 262 | Down 23% |
| July 2024 | 534 | 521 | About flat, 2.5% |
| June 2024 | 397 | 656 | Down 39% |
| May 2024 | 371 | 377 | About flat, 1.6% |
| April 2024 | 58 | 195 | Down 70% |
| March 2024 | 61 | 69 | Down 12% |
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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