Lagos · Nigeria · May 2025
Visas issued at Lagos in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 920 | 62.6% | 1,063 | 1,987 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 170 | 11.6% | 60 | 58 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 149 | 10.1% | 8 | 317 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 87 | 5.9% | 35 | 64 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 1.4% | 33 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 17 | 1.2% | 13 | 22 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 17 | 1.2% | 1 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 1.1% | 21 | 19 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 13 | 0.9% | 14 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.5% | 0 | 7 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 9 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.5% | 1 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 12 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 135 | 17.3% | 121 | 245 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 127 | 16.3% | 94 | 32 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 112 | 14.3% | 114 | 198 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 110 | 14.1% | 71 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 100 | 12.8% | 45 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 84 | 10.8% | 106 | 214 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 31 | 4% | 15 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 24 | 3.1% | 36 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 20 | 2.6% | 13 | 20 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 14 | 1.8% | 7 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Lagos | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,470 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +15% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -43% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 781 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 12 months; F, M, J 9 months; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Lagos issue in May 2025?
1,470 nonimmigrant visas and 781 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 100th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lagos?
April 2025: 1,280 nonimmigrant visas (+15% to May 2025). May 2024: 2,566 (-43%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 920 (62.6%), J1 170 (11.6%), F1 149 (10.1%), K1 87 (5.9%), H4 21 (1.4%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.