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Nairobi · Kenya · January 2024
Visas issued at Nairobi in January 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,057 | 61% | 640 | 966 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 125 | 7.2% | 235 | 55 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 122 | 7% | 39 | 76 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 68 | 3.9% | 17 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 65 | 3.7% | 88 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 40 | 2.3% | 31 | 61 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 2.2% | 7 | 45 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 35 | 2% | 15 | 23 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 1.6% | 39 | 35 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 28 | 1.6% | 32 | 25 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 24 | 1.4% | 34 | 8 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 22 | 1.3% | 2 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 17 | 1% | 13 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 14 | 0.8% | 55 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% | 13 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 4 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 6 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 327 | 45.9% | 83 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 107 | 15% | 60 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 106 | 14.9% | 80 | 19 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 93 | 13.1% | 76 | 543 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 42 | 5.9% | 45 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 11 | 1.5% | 22 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 3 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2024 | Nairobi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,734 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +36% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +31% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 712 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 231 days; F, M, J 186 days; H, L, O, P, Q 70 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Nairobi issue in January 2024?
1,734 nonimmigrant visas and 712 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 96th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Nairobi?
December 2023: 1,279 nonimmigrant visas (+36% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 1,324 (+31%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,057 (61%), F1 125 (7.2%), C1/D 122 (7%), B1 68 (3.9%), K1 65 (3.7%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.