Visas issued at Cotonou in April 2025
U.S. Embassy, Benin. The page of the post has the wait times of Cotonou.
In April 2025, the post issued 189 nonimmigrant visas and 145 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 | 189 | 163 | 242 |
| Immigrant | 145 | 45 | 75 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 158 | 83.6% | 135 | 181 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 7 | 3.7% | 10 | 22 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 2.6% | 0 | 5 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 2.1% | 10 | 18 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 2 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 42 | 29% | 34 | 51 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 21 | 14.5% | 2 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 17 | 11.7% | 4 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 16 | 11% | 2 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 15 | 10.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 5.5% | 3 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 4.1% | 0 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 4.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 3.4% | 0 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 168 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Cotonou lists every month. The page of April 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +16%.
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.