Visas issued at Accra in October 2023
U.S. Embassy, Ghana. The page of the post has the wait times of Accra.
In October 2023, the post issued 2,117 nonimmigrant visas and 634 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 885,241 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 | Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,117 | 2,336 | 1,971 |
| Immigrant | 634 | 550 | 179 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,642 | 77.6% | 1,780 | 1,685 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 128 | 6% | 104 | 44 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 81 | 3.8% | 78 | 57 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 55 | 2.6% | 48 | 31 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 35 | 1.7% | 50 | 23 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 25 | 1.2% | 26 | 19 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 23 | 1.1% | 15 | 24 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 22 | 1% | 28 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 0.9% | 24 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 20 | 0.9% | 14 | 11 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14 | 0.7% | 28 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.5% | 15 | 22 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 63 | 21 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.2% | 9 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 15 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 220 | 34.7% | 187 | 65 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 190 | 30% | 195 | 57 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 163 | 25.7% | 120 | 19 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 14 | 2.2% | 4 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 14 | 2.2% | 13 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 11 | 1.7% | 1 | 7 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 9 | 1.4% | 3 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 14 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 375 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Accra lists every month. The page of October 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -9%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2023. Report an error.