Visas issued at Praia in December 2024
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In December 2024, the post issued 280 nonimmigrant visas and 264 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 884,739 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 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 280 | 318 | 183 |
| Immigrant | 264 | 186 | 227 |
Nonimmigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 252 | 90% | 284 | 166 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 9 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 3 | 1.1% | 10 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 1.1% | 9 | 5 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, December 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Dec 2024 | Share | Nov 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 56 | 21.2% | 37 | 48 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 45 | 17% | 41 | 48 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 42 | 15.9% | 26 | 37 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 37 | 14% | 34 | 31 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 36 | 13.6% | 28 | 33 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 5.7% | 7 | 17 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 7 | 2.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 7 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| B2A | Self-petition spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (second preference 2A) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of December 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 56 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Praia lists every month. The page of December 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -12%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, December 2024. Report an error.