Visas issued at Praia in January 2024
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In January 2024, the post issued 270 nonimmigrant visas and 172 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 | 270 | 183 | 345 |
| Immigrant | 172 | 227 | 122 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 256 | 94.8% | 166 | 329 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 2 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, January 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 76 | 44.2% | 48 | 32 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 26 | 15.1% | 33 | 24 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 21 | 12.2% | 37 | 27 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 20 | 11.6% | 48 | 3 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 8.1% | 17 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 13 | 7.6% | 31 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 112 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Praia lists every month. The page of January 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +48%.
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.