Nationalities › Ghana
Ghana · Africa
U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ghana
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.
Nationals of Ghana were issued 1,255 U.S. nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, down 52% on September 2024 (2,610), the 59th largest nationality of 203 in the month's table.
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 34,142 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Ghana in FY2024, 0.3% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 44th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 34,936 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 629, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 92 and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 83. 555 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Ghana in the same month, led by IR2 (103) and FX (100).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Ghana was 64.34% in FY2025, close to the Africa median of 55.57%; it was 55.59% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
In the Diversity Visa program, 1,642 entrants chargeable to Ghana were selected for DV-2026, 1.3% of all selectees that year; the count was 2,686 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
The U.S. post in Ghana (Accra) issued 1,105 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Africa region and the world
| Measure | Ghana | Africa (54 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 34,142 | 539,434 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 2,955 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 1,255 | 23,471 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -52% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 555 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 64.34% | 55.57% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 1,642 | — | 129,516 |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 21,937 | 64.3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 5,193 | 15.2% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1,451 | 4.2% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 912 | 2.7% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 875 | 2.6% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 587 | 1.7% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 505 | 1.5% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 497 | 1.5% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 496 | 1.5% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 470 | 1.4% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 300 | 0.9% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 282 | 0.8% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 101 | 0.3% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 81 | 0.2% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 53 | 0.2% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 51 | 0.1% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 46 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 0.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 39 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 26 | 0.1% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 23 | 0.1% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 22 | 0.1% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 22 | 0.1% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 21 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 19 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 18 | 0.1% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0% |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 14 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 8 | 0% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 629 | 50.1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 92 | 7.3% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 83 | 6.6% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 78 | 6.2% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 58 | 4.6% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 57 | 4.5% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 55 | 4.4% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 49 | 3.9% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 48 | 3.8% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 30 | 2.4% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 1.2% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 1% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.6% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.6% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0.4% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.3% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.3% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.3% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.2% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.2% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.2% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.2% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.2% |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.1% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 103 | 18.6% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 100 | 18% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 93 | 16.8% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 76 | 13.7% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 54 | 9.7% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 53 | 9.5% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 25 | 4.5% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 18 | 3.2% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 17 | 3.1% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.3% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.5% |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.5% |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 11,660 | 8,766 | 1,268 | 342 | — |
| FY2016 | 12,446 | 9,557 | 1,491 | 377 | +7% |
| FY2017 | 13,677 | 10,377 | 1,741 | 417 | +10% |
| FY2018 | 18,913 | 14,716 | 2,314 | 419 | +38% |
| FY2019 | 20,602 | 16,141 | 2,314 | 483 | +9% |
| FY2020 | 8,115 | 6,486 | 630 | 239 | -61% |
| FY2021 | 6,506 | 3,490 | 2,068 | 306 | -20% |
| FY2022 | 20,512 | 13,164 | 4,464 | 1,031 | +215% |
| FY2023 | 34,936 | 24,820 | 6,651 | 1,114 | +70% |
| FY2024 | 34,142 | 21,971 | 7,453 | 1,418 | -2% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Ghana. Grey bar: Africa median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Ghana | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 3,179 | 3.5% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 3,170 | 3.8% | 83,910 |
| DV-2018 | 3,549 | 3.1% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 2,484 | 2.8% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 1,343 | 1.6% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 3,284 | 2.5% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 3,145 | 2.6% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 3,398 | 2.8% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 2,088 | 1.5% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 2,686 | 2% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 1,642 | 1.3% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
U.S. posts in Ghana
- Accra: 1,105 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Ghana?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 64.34% in FY2025 against a Africa median of 55.57%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Ghana last year?
34,142 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 1,255 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Ghana?
1,255 nonimmigrant visas, down 52% on September 2024 (2,610). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Ghana receive most?
B1/B2 (21,937), F1 (5,193), A2 (1,451), J1 (912) and F2 (875) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Ghana have?
1,642 for DV-2026, 1.3% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 3,145, DV-2023 3,398, DV-2024 2,088, DV-2025 2,686. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Ghana apply?
Accra is the U.S. post in Ghana. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.