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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Abidjan

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 150th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. 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. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) issued 327 nonimmigrant visas, down 48% on September 2024 (632).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 230, 70.3% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 43, 13.1% of the post's issuances and G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 22, 6.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Abidjan ranks 136th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 137th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 42 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (14) and IR1 (8); 111 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as 2 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, under ½ month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 5.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 5.5 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B22 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, Junder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 5.5 months from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away. Crew and transit (C, D, C1/D): under ½ month.

327nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-48% vs Sep 2024 (632)
231nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+42% month on month
42immigrant visas, Sep 2025111 in Sep 2024
0.04%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

06001,200VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 797 (Visitors 628, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 68, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Nov 2022: 772 (Visitors 565, Students and exchange visitors 126, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2022: 706 (Visitors 504, Students and exchange visitors 121, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 722 (Visitors 549, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2023: 787 (Visitors 587, Students and exchange visitors 111, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 1,025 (Visitors 792, Students and exchange visitors 101, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 110, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Apr 2023: 710 (Visitors 558, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)May 2023: 773 (Visitors 609, Students and exchange visitors 86, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Jun 2023: 617 (Visitors 463, Students and exchange visitors 84, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2023: 747 (Visitors 538, Students and exchange visitors 142, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2023: 779 (Visitors 513, Students and exchange visitors 185, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)Sep 2023: 662 (Visitors 497, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Oct 2023: 772 (Visitors 661, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Nov 2023: 635 (Visitors 514, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Dec 2023: 707 (Visitors 546, Students and exchange visitors 114, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Jan 2024: 753 (Visitors 611, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Feb 2024: 827 (Visitors 689, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Mar 2024: 863 (Visitors 719, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 68, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Apr 2024: 1,200 (Visitors 1,005, Students and exchange visitors 72, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 90, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)May 2024: 903 (Visitors 776, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Jun 2024: 846 (Visitors 702, Students and exchange visitors 103, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Jul 2024: 979 (Visitors 748, Students and exchange visitors 148, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Aug 2024: 802 (Visitors 587, Students and exchange visitors 111, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Sep 2024: 632 (Visitors 481, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 19)Oct 2024: 727 (Visitors 603, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 80, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2024: 595 (Visitors 531, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Dec 2024: 660 (Visitors 486, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jan 2025: 719 (Visitors 584, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Feb 2025: 685 (Visitors 576, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Mar 2025: 777 (Visitors 645, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Apr 2025: 822 (Visitors 689, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 18)May 2025: 709 (Visitors 631, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Jun 2025: 753 (Visitors 702, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2025: 772 (Visitors 698, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Aug 2025: 231 (Visitors 169, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2025: 327 (Visitors 230, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Abidjan by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Cote d'Ivoire and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025AbidjanCote d'IvoireAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued327327823,557
Change on Sep 2024-48%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued424245,966
Visitors share70.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share1.5%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share22.9%—2.1%
Transit and crew share3.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.6%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentunder ½ month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Cote d'Ivoire within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Cote d'Ivoire, which is on the Cote d'Ivoire nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure23070.3%136 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family4313.1%49 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family226.7%56 of 157
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa92.8%126 of 171
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family82.4%25 of 137
F1Student in an academic or language training program51.5%137 of 184
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse41.2%108 of 163
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family20.6%83 of 128
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen20.6%69 of 96
C1Alien in transit10.3%54 of 87
H3Trainee10.3%10 of 17

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)1433.3%57 of 96
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen819%75 of 115
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)614.3%46 of 73
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age511.9%89 of 109
IR2Child of U.S. citizen37.1%78 of 103
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)24.8%56 of 82
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)24.8%39 of 58
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)24.8%52 of 84

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan92
Feb80
Mar105
Apr97
May105
Jun104
Jul118
Aug106
Sep91
Oct105
Nov88
Dec96
Which months are busiest at Abidjan. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0140280202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 127 days; F/M/J 49; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2022: B1/B2 183 days; F/M/J 77; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jan 2023: B1/B2 196 days; F/M/J 77; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Feb 2023: B1/B2 238 days; F/M/J 106; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 64 days; F/M/J 64; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 272 days; F/M/J 225; H/L/O/P/Q 139 Jun 2023: B1/B2 267 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 131 Jul 2023: B1/B2 227 days; F/M/J 91; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Aug 2023: B1/B2 234 days; F/M/J 99; H/L/O/P/Q 120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 77 days; F/M/J 77; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 232 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 15 Nov 2023: B1/B2 239 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 196 days; F/M/J 65; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2024: B1/B2 202 days; F/M/J 51; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2024: B1/B2 245 days; F/M/J 38; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2024: B1/B2 254 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Apr 2024: B1/B2 36 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 18 May 2024: B1/B2 252 days; F/M/J 64; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 254 days; F/M/J 44; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 258 days; F/M/J 99; H/L/O/P/Q 57 Aug 2024: B1/B2 279 days; F/M/J 99; H/L/O/P/Q 614 Sep 2024: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 242 Oct 2024: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 2412 Nov 2024: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 241 Dec 2024: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 246 Jan 2025: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 247 Feb 2025: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 245 Mar 2025: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 2416 Apr 2025: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 93; H/L/O/P/Q 241 May 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 18014 May 2026: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 1807 Jun 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 751 Jul 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 7

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Abidjan over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 202532742-48%
Aug 202523124-71%
Jul 202577240-21%
Jun 202575380-11%
May 2025709129-21%
Apr 2025822108-31%
Mar 2025777104-10%
Feb 202568579-17%
Jan 2025719144-5%
Dec 202466089-7%
Nov 2024595108-6%
Oct 2024727110-6%
Sep 2024632111-5%
Aug 2024802151+3%
Jul 2024979160+31%
Jun 2024846133+37%
May 2024903106+17%
Apr 20241,200140+69%
Mar 2024863122-16%
Feb 202482785+5%
Jan 202475363+4%
Dec 20237071160%
Nov 202363591-18%
Oct 202377298-3%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Abidjan
Location of the U.S. post in Abidjan.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Abidjan issue last month?

327 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 42 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 632 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Abidjan?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 2 months away (2 to 6 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Abidjan?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as under ½ month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Abidjan issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (230, 70.3%), A2 (43, 13.1%), G2 (22, 6.7%), C1/D (9, 2.8%) and G4 (8, 2.4%). 11 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Abidjan rising or falling?

September 2025: 327 nonimmigrant visas, down 48% on September 2024 (632). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Abidjan issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Abidjan not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.