Visas issued at Praia in August 2025
U.S. Embassy, Cabo Verde. The page of the post has the wait times of Praia.
In August 2025, the post issued 25 nonimmigrant visas and 268 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 842,878 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 | Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 25 | 135 | 378 |
| Immigrant | 268 | 253 | 293 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15 | 60% | 111 | 343 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 28% | 3 | 9 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2 | 8% | 3 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1 | 4% | 3 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 97 | 36.2% | 67 | 95 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 48 | 17.9% | 58 | 75 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 36 | 13.4% | 31 | 52 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 34 | 12.7% | 43 | 22 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 28 | 10.4% | 17 | 14 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 3% | 15 | 14 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.9% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 1.9% | 5 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 1.1% | 12 | 7 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment under 0.5 month. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Praia lists every month. The page of August 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -81%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2025. Report an error.