Visas issued at Praia in December 2023
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In December 2023, the post issued 183 nonimmigrant visas and 227 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 755,973 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 | Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 183 | 346 | 254 |
| Immigrant | 227 | 118 | 95 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 166 | 90.7% | 316 | 233 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 2.7% | 10 | 1 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 3 | 1.6% | 7 | 0 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, December 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2023 | Share | Nov 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 48 | 21.1% | 14 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 48 | 21.1% | 33 | 17 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 37 | 16.3% | 7 | 13 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 33 | 14.5% | 16 | 24 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 31 | 13.7% | 29 | 26 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 17 | 7.5% | 16 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 7 | 3.1% | 3 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 0.9% | 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) | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 118 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Praia lists every month. The page of December 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -47%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2023. Report an error.