Nairobi · Kenya · June 2025
Visas issued at Nairobi in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 411 | 43.4% | 847 | 1,036 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 109 | 11.5% | 123 | 98 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 93 | 9.8% | 200 | 243 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 58 | 6.1% | 108 | 103 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 4.9% | 49 | 35 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 44 | 4.7% | 31 | 24 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 30 | 3.2% | 44 | 44 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 27 | 2.9% | 27 | 28 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 23 | 2.4% | 13 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 2.1% | 15 | 29 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 16 | 1.7% | 7 | 17 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 15 | 1.6% | 9 | 9 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 5 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 51 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 19 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 8 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 166 | 25.2% | 232 | 112 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 153 | 23.3% | 170 | 25 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 126 | 19.1% | 172 | 48 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 121 | 18.4% | 57 | 217 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 37 | 5.6% | 4 | 32 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 44 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 454 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 14 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 0.6% | 9 | 27 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 4 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| June 2025 | Nairobi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 946 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -38% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -47% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 658 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Nairobi issue in June 2025?
946 nonimmigrant visas and 658 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 111th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Nairobi?
May 2025: 1,515 nonimmigrant visas (-38% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 1,785 (-47%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 411 (43.4%), C1/D 109 (11.5%), F1 93 (9.8%), J1 58 (6.1%), A2 46 (4.9%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.