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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 196th 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 Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) issued 63 nonimmigrant visas, down 28% on September 2024 (88).

The largest classes that month were A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 49, 77.8% of the post's issuances, A1 (ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family) with 5, 7.9% of the post's issuances and B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 5, 7.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Malabo ranks 207th by count.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

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 3 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 3 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 3 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the 3 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B23 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J3 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q3 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.

63nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-28% vs Sep 2024 (88)
10nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+530% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.01%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

0138276VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 70 (Visitors 50, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 152 (Visitors 67, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 123 (Visitors 47, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 95 (Visitors 45, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 123 (Visitors 89, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 164 (Visitors 106, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 276 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 232 (Visitors 204, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 175 (Visitors 134, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 206 (Visitors 160, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 223 (Visitors 171, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 105 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 128 (Visitors 97, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 161 (Visitors 133, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 132 (Visitors 115, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 64 (Visitors 46, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 94 (Visitors 78, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 146 (Visitors 87, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 40 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 34 (Visitors 24, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 37 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 59 (Visitors 18, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 53 (Visitors 28, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 88 (Visitors 38, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 147 (Visitors 123, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 90 (Visitors 69, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 47 (Visitors 27, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 27 (Visitors 17, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 65 (Visitors 58, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 77 (Visitors 44, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 30 (Visitors 9, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 34 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 19 (Visitors 10, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 21 (Visitors 8, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 10 (Visitors 1, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 63 (Visitors 5, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Malabo 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 Equatorial Guinea and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025MalaboEquatorial GuineaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued6363823,557
Change on Sep 2024-28%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share7.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share90.5%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment3 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment3 months—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family4977.8%45 of 169
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family57.9%46 of 128
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure57.9%207 of 211
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family23.2%148 of 157
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family11.6%50 of 57
J1Exchange visitor11.6%190 of 194

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

Seasonality

Jan68
Feb71
Mar93
Apr97
May113
Jun103
Jul130
Aug110
Sep146
Oct81
Nov114
Dec93
Which months are busiest at Malabo. Index over 6 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0162323202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 Dec 2022: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 Feb 2023: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 906 Mar 2023: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9017 Apr 2023: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 609 Jun 2023: B1/B2 195 days; F/M/J 195; H/L/O/P/Q 19531 Jul 2023: B1/B2 159 days; F/M/J 159; H/L/O/P/Q 1591 Aug 2023: B1/B2 152 days; F/M/J 152; H/L/O/P/Q 15220 Sep 2023: B1/B2 111 days; F/M/J 111; H/L/O/P/Q 11112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 95 days; F/M/J 95; H/L/O/P/Q 955 Nov 2023: B1/B2 62 days; F/M/J 62; H/L/O/P/Q 6217 Dec 2023: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 206 Jan 2024: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 201 Feb 2024: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 206 Mar 2024: B1/B2 323 days; F/M/J 323; H/L/O/P/Q 3239 Apr 2024: B1/B2 323 days; F/M/J 323; H/L/O/P/Q 3238 May 2024: B1/B2 323 days; F/M/J 323; H/L/O/P/Q 32317 Jun 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 Dec 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 906 Jan 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Feb 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 905 Mar 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 May 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 904 Jun 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 902 Jul 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 903 Aug 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Sep 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 903 Oct 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 Nov 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 902 Dec 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 906 Jan 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 908 Feb 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Mar 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 904 Apr 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9014 May 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Jun 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 901 Jul 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 90

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

Next available appointment at Malabo 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 2025630-28%
Aug 2025100-81%
Jul 2025210-64%
Jun 2025190-49%
May 20253400%
Apr 2025300-25%
Mar 2025770-47%
Feb 2025650-31%
Jan 2025270-58%
Dec 2024470-64%
Nov 2024900-44%
Oct 20241470+15%
Sep 2024880-16%
Aug 2024530-76%
Jul 2024590-71%
Jun 2024370-79%
May 2024340-85%
Apr 2024400-86%
Mar 20241460-11%
Feb 2024940-24%
Jan 2024640-33%
Dec 20231320+7%
Nov 20231610+6%
Oct 20231280+83%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

63 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 88 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 3 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 Malabo?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 3 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Malabo issue most?

In September 2025: A2 (49, 77.8%), A1 (5, 7.9%), B1/B2 (5, 7.9%), G2 (2, 3.2%) and G1 (1, 1.6%). 6 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Malabo rising or falling?

September 2025: 63 nonimmigrant visas, down 28% on September 2024 (88). 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 Malabo 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 Malabo 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 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.