Visas issued at Accra in May 2024
U.S. Embassy, Ghana. The page of the post has the wait times of Accra.
In May 2024, the post issued 2,745 nonimmigrant visas and 476 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,070,656 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 | May 2024 | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,745 | 2,579 | 2,835 |
| Immigrant | 476 | 713 | 450 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2024
| Class | The Department's description | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,553 | 56.6% | 1,831 | 2,038 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 564 | 20.5% | 77 | 290 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 134 | 4.9% | 63 | 169 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 112 | 4.1% | 34 | 21 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 102 | 3.7% | 153 | 72 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 65 | 2.4% | 72 | 25 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 57 | 2.1% | 77 | 29 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 34 | 1.2% | 38 | 43 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 30 | 1.1% | 35 | 39 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 22 | 0.8% | 75 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.7% | 31 | 19 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 13 | 0.5% | 39 | 21 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.3% | 13 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 9 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 5 | 27 |
Immigrant classes, May 2024
| Class | The Department's description | May 2024 | Share | Apr 2024 | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 100 | 21% | 284 | 125 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 97 | 20.4% | 203 | 78 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 85 | 17.9% | 208 | 120 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 67 | 14.1% | 2 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 46 | 9.7% | 0 | 22 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 23 | 4.8% | 0 | 57 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 21 | 4.4% | 0 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 16 | 3.4% | 0 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 12 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 36 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 426 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Accra lists every month. The page of May 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: +6%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2024. Report an error.