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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 145th 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."

The U.S. embassy or consulate in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, issued 357 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 45% on September 2024 (648).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 158, 44.3% of the post's issuances, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 133, 37.3% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 39, 10.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kinshasa ranks 148th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 167th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 173 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (96) and IR5 (19); 140 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 11 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 8.5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 12.5 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B211 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J8.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q12.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

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

357nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-45% vs Sep 2024 (648)
165nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+116% month on month
173immigrant visas, Sep 2025140 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

06101,220VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 547 (Visitors 460, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 50, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 792 (Visitors 621, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 96, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Dec 2022: 1,016 (Visitors 645, Students and exchange visitors 204, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 151, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 610 (Visitors 493, Students and exchange visitors 69, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2023: 703 (Visitors 548, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 103, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 847 (Visitors 684, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 125, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Apr 2023: 591 (Visitors 480, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)May 2023: 633 (Visitors 489, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 76, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jun 2023: 826 (Visitors 777, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2023: 860 (Visitors 716, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2023: 680 (Visitors 490, Students and exchange visitors 92, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Sep 2023: 772 (Visitors 435, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 262, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Oct 2023: 1,122 (Visitors 979, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2023: 1,220 (Visitors 1,071, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Dec 2023: 822 (Visitors 692, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 625 (Visitors 556, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 779 (Visitors 646, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 19)Mar 2024: 835 (Visitors 733, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Apr 2024: 767 (Visitors 667, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)May 2024: 771 (Visitors 659, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Jun 2024: 703 (Visitors 533, Students and exchange visitors 117, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Jul 2024: 705 (Visitors 480, Students and exchange visitors 149, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Aug 2024: 520 (Visitors 286, Students and exchange visitors 129, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Sep 2024: 648 (Visitors 337, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 241, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 15)Oct 2024: 402 (Visitors 263, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)Nov 2024: 424 (Visitors 291, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Dec 2024: 444 (Visitors 277, Students and exchange visitors 112, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jan 2025: 226 (Visitors 189, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2025: 13 (Visitors 5, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 71 (Visitors 17, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 181 (Visitors 42, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 137, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 86 (Visitors 39, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2025: 160 (Visitors 112, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 255 (Visitors 169, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 50, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 165 (Visitors 103, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Sep 2025: 357 (Visitors 158, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 189, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kinshasa 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the CongoAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued357357823,557
Change on Sep 2024-45%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued17317345,966
Visitors share44.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.7%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share52.9%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.6%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment11 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment8.5 months—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure15844.3%148 of 211
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family13337.3%5 of 157
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family3910.9%54 of 169
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family102.8%15 of 128
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family61.7%43 of 137
J1Exchange visitor41.1%156 of 194
F1Student in an academic or language training program20.6%167 of 184
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen20.6%75 of 96
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family10.3%48 of 57
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group10.3%100 of 110
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.3%80 of 96

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)9655.5%17 of 96
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age1911%57 of 109
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)148.1%28 of 84
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)126.9%32 of 73
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen116.4%67 of 115
IR2Child of U.S. citizen116.4%47 of 103
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)84.6%29 of 82
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)10.6%29 of 39
SB1Returning resident10.6%28 of 38

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

Seasonality

Jan56
Feb64
Mar97
Apr81
May104
Jun104
Jul121
Aug101
Sep119
Oct120
Nov96
Dec96
Which months are busiest at Kinshasa. Index over 6 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0217434202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Dec 2022: B1/B2 98 days; F/M/J 58; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 55; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 55; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 55; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 55; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 308 days; F/M/J 308; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Aug 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Oct 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Apr 2024: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 266; H/L/O/P/Q 78 May 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jun 2024: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jul 2024: B1/B2 434 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 434 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 238 days; F/M/J 140; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Oct 2024: B1/B2 238 days; F/M/J 140; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 238 days; F/M/J 140; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2024: B1/B2 88 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2025: B1/B2 134 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Feb 2025: B1/B2 134 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Mar 2025: B1/B2 134 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 134 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 71 May 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 345 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 1354 Apr 2026: B1/B2 345 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 10514 May 2026: B1/B2 345 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 1057 Jun 2026: B1/B2 345 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 1051 Jul 2026: B1/B2 330 days; F/M/J 255; H/L/O/P/Q 375

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

Next available appointment at Kinshasa 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 2025357173-45%
Aug 2025165116-68%
Jul 2025255151-64%
Jun 202516084-77%
May 202586100-89%
Apr 202518193-76%
Mar 202571101-91%
Feb 20251332-98%
Jan 202522661-64%
Dec 2024444166-46%
Nov 2024424127-65%
Oct 2024402154-64%
Sep 2024648140-16%
Aug 2024520116-24%
Jul 2024705144-18%
Jun 2024703115-15%
May 2024771200+22%
Apr 2024767207+30%
Mar 2024835194-1%
Feb 2024779122+11%
Jan 202462566+2%
Dec 202382269-19%
Nov 20231,22092+54%
Oct 20231,12272+105%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

357 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 173 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 648 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 11 months away (over 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 Kinshasa?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 8.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Kinshasa issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (158, 44.3%), G2 (133, 37.3%), A2 (39, 10.9%), A1 (10, 2.8%) and G4 (6, 1.7%). 11 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kinshasa rising or falling?

September 2025: 357 nonimmigrant visas, down 45% on September 2024 (648). 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 Kinshasa 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 Kinshasa 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.