Visas issued at Nairobi in February 2025
U.S. Embassy, Kenya. The page of the post has the wait times of Nairobi.
In February 2025, the post issued 1,568 nonimmigrant visas and 1,016 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 914,989 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 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,568 | 2,356 | 1,334 |
| Immigrant | 1,016 | 892 | 841 |
Nonimmigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 967 | 61.7% | 1,115 | 939 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 168 | 10.7% | 107 | 91 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 51 | 3.3% | 64 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 47 | 3% | 12 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 45 | 2.9% | 35 | 45 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 41 | 2.6% | 30 | 6 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 39 | 2.5% | 22 | 18 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 36 | 2.3% | 96 | 13 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 30 | 1.9% | 29 | 23 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 26 | 1.7% | 39 | 42 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 1.4% | 35 | 64 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 1.2% | 39 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 17 | 1.1% | 18 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 14 | 0.9% | 67 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.7% | 608 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 0.5% | 9 | 21 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 4 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 307 | 30.2% | 277 | 124 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 250 | 24.6% | 226 | 111 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 191 | 18.8% | 167 | 63 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 56 | 5.5% | 22 | 91 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 55 | 5.4% | 41 | 15 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 44 | 4.3% | 21 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 27 | 2.7% | 8 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 26 | 2.6% | 81 | 405 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 19 | 1.9% | 5 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 12 | 1.2% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 5 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 0.4% | 10 | 7 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 0.3% | 10 | 4 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 8 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of February 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 80 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Nairobi lists every month. The page of February 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -33%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, February 2025. Report an error.