Visas issued at Nairobi in April 2024
U.S. Embassy, Kenya. The page of the post has the wait times of Nairobi.
In April 2024, the post issued 2,661 nonimmigrant visas and 973 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,054,900 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,661 | 1,477 | 1,719 |
| Immigrant | 973 | 1,357 | 145 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,849 | 69.5% | 994 | 1,120 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 118 | 4.4% | 44 | 189 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 109 | 4.1% | 61 | 153 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 99 | 3.7% | 52 | 29 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 93 | 3.5% | 7 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 80 | 3% | 53 | 31 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 52 | 2% | 36 | 69 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 34 | 1.3% | 21 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 30 | 1.1% | 40 | 27 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 29 | 1.1% | 17 | 12 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 26 | 1% | 1 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 24 | 0.9% | 10 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 24 | 0.9% | 77 | 18 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 0.9% | 10 | 12 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.7% | 16 | 16 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0.5% | 7 | 7 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0.2% | 14 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, April 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2024 | Share | Mar 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 296 | 30.4% | 244 | 66 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 261 | 26.8% | 848 | 24 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 139 | 14.3% | 100 | 20 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 76 | 7.8% | 72 | 15 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 49 | 5% | 16 | 4 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 49 | 5% | 45 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 32 | 3.3% | 4 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 22 | 2.3% | 1 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 20 | 2.1% | 12 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 0.5% | 0 | 3 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 300 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Nairobi lists every month. The page of April 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +80%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, April 2024. Report an error.