Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Lagos, and its share of everything issued in Nigeria.
Visas issued at Lagos, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,0741,074
Down 53% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.3k
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Every US consulate in Nigeria: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Lagos issued 65% of the F-1 visas issued in Nigeria in the last 12 months, up from 53% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Lagos each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2023: 808 visas
In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
3.5k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.4k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.2k
Jan – Dec 2025
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Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,159 visas (−52% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 96% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 18 | Down 89% |
| January 2026 | 2 | 71 | Down 97% |
| December 2025 | 175 | 402 | Down 56% |
| November 2025 | 70 | 220 | Down 68% |
| October 2025 | 82 | 54 | Up 52% |
| September 2025 | 12 | 48 | Down 75% |
| August 2025 | 204 | 323 | Down 37% |
| July 2025 | 84 | 237 | Down 65% |
| June 2025 | 238 | 466 | Down 49% |
| May 2025 | 149 | 317 | Down 53% |
| April 2025 | 8 | 67 | Down 88% |
| March 2025 | 48 | 82 | Down 41% |
| February 2025 | 18 | 68 | Down 74% |
| January 2025 | 71 | 144 | Down 51% |
| December 2024 | 402 | 267 | Up 51% |
| November 2024 | 220 | 205 | Up 7.3% |
| October 2024 | 54 | 95 | Down 43% |
| September 2024 | 48 | 143 | Down 66% |
| August 2024 | 323 | 366 | Down 12% |
| July 2024 | 237 | 433 | Down 45% |
| June 2024 | 466 | 554 | Down 16% |
| May 2024 | 317 | 808 | Down 61% |
| April 2024 | 67 | 246 | Down 73% |
| March 2024 | 82 | 215 | Down 62% |
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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