Visas issued at Nairobi in April 2025
U.S. Embassy, Kenya. The page of the post has the wait times of Nairobi.
In April 2025, the post issued 1,446 nonimmigrant visas and 675 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 993,250 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 2025 | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,446 | 1,583 | 2,661 |
| Immigrant | 675 | 547 | 973 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 891 | 61.6% | 1,055 | 1,849 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 139 | 9.6% | 131 | 118 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 107 | 7.4% | 58 | 99 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 53 | 3.7% | 20 | 80 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 49 | 3.4% | 46 | 109 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 34 | 2.4% | 37 | 30 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 30 | 2.1% | 23 | 52 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 24 | 1.7% | 42 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 18 | 1.2% | 45 | 24 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 1.1% | 3 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 1.1% | 24 | 18 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 16 | 1.1% | 38 | 24 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.8% | 20 | 23 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0.4% | 13 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 93 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 34 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 198 | 29.3% | 122 | 76 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 194 | 28.7% | 145 | 49 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 187 | 27.7% | 149 | 139 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 23 | 3.4% | 14 | 261 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 23 | 3.4% | 32 | 32 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 17 | 2.5% | 35 | 49 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 1.2% | 13 | 20 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 296 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 22 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 29 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Nairobi lists every month. The page of April 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -9%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, April 2025. Report an error.