Visas issued at Praia in February 2025
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In February 2025, the post issued 402 nonimmigrant visas and 292 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 914,989 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 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 402 | 380 | 179 |
| Immigrant | 292 | 165 | 187 |
Nonimmigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 360 | 89.6% | 365 | 156 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 17 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 2.7% | 0 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 60 | 20.5% | 19 | 20 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 59 | 20.2% | 27 | 26 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 53 | 18.2% | 44 | 14 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 48 | 16.4% | 31 | 64 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 24 | 8.2% | 11 | 27 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 4.8% | 9 | 19 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 13 | 4.5% | 8 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 2.1% | 11 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 1% | 0 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of February 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 46 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Praia lists every month. The page of February 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +6%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, February 2025. Report an error.