Visas issued at Cotonou in January 2024
U.S. Embassy, Benin. The page of the post has the wait times of Cotonou.
In January 2024, the post issued 151 nonimmigrant visas and 45 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 875,162 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 | Jan 2024 | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 151 | 118 | 142 |
| Immigrant | 45 | 47 | 45 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 124 | 82.1% | 74 | 99 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 11 | 7.3% | 33 | 11 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 3.3% | 0 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 3 | 2% | 4 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 2% | 0 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 10 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 3 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 18 | 40% | 20 | 17 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 8 | 17.8% | 7 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 15.6% | 10 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 5 | 11.1% | 6 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 6.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 4.4% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 7 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 282 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Cotonou lists every month. The page of January 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +28%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, January 2024. Report an error.