Visas issued at Praia in March 2025
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In March 2025, the post issued 360 nonimmigrant visas and 274 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,006,227 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 | Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 360 | 402 | 219 |
| Immigrant | 274 | 292 | 125 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 329 | 91.4% | 360 | 184 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 19 | 5.3% | 17 | 6 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 2 | 0.6% | 11 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 63 | 23% | 59 | 39 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 47 | 17.2% | 60 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 38 | 13.9% | 53 | 7 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 33 | 12% | 48 | 29 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 31 | 11.3% | 13 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 22 | 8% | 24 | 34 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 12 | 4.4% | 5 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 10 | 3.6% | 14 | 10 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 5 | 1.8% | 1 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 4 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 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 March 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -10%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2025. Report an error.