Nairobi · Kenya · March 2025
Visas issued at Nairobi in March 2025
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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,055 | 66.6% | 967 | 994 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 131 | 8.3% | 168 | 44 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 58 | 3.7% | 36 | 52 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 2.9% | 30 | 61 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 45 | 2.8% | 22 | 77 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 42 | 2.7% | 41 | 17 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 38 | 2.4% | 51 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 37 | 2.3% | 47 | 40 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 24 | 1.5% | 19 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 23 | 1.5% | 45 | 36 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 1.3% | 17 | 10 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 20 | 1.3% | 39 | 53 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 13 | 0.8% | 8 | 14 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.3% | 26 | 21 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 7 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 14 | 7 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 149 | 27.2% | 307 | 100 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 145 | 26.5% | 191 | 45 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 122 | 22.3% | 250 | 72 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 35 | 6.4% | 55 | 16 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 32 | 5.9% | 44 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 14 | 2.6% | 56 | 848 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 2.4% | 4 | 12 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 9 | 1.6% | 27 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 1.3% | 19 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.7% | 26 | 244 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 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) | 4 | 0.7% | 12 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 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 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 8 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Nairobi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,583 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +7% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 547 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 80 days; F, M, J 59 days; H, L, O, P, Q 43 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Nairobi issue in March 2025?
1,583 nonimmigrant visas and 547 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 98th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Nairobi?
February 2025: 1,568 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 1,477 (+7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,055 (66.6%), C1/D 131 (8.3%), F1 58 (3.7%), A2 46 (2.9%), K1 45 (2.8%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.