Visas issued at Accra in October 2024
U.S. Embassy, Ghana. The page of the post has the wait times of Accra.
In October 2024, the post issued 1,915 nonimmigrant visas and 491 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 977,715 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 2024 | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,915 | 1,966 | 2,117 |
| Immigrant | 491 | 400 | 634 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,405 | 73.4% | 1,371 | 1,642 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 142 | 7.4% | 176 | 128 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 89 | 4.6% | 98 | 81 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 38 | 2% | 43 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 36 | 1.9% | 37 | 20 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 35 | 1.8% | 31 | 22 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 30 | 1.6% | 27 | 35 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 25 | 1.3% | 43 | 55 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 1.3% | 14 | 23 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 1.2% | 7 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 17 | 0.9% | 13 | 25 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0.8% | 79 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 9 | 0.5% | 1 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 14 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
Immigrant classes, October 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 123 | 25.1% | 57 | 190 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 83 | 16.9% | 18 | 220 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 82 | 16.7% | 74 | 14 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 61 | 12.4% | 21 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 45 | 9.2% | 42 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 34 | 6.9% | 7 | 163 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 33 | 6.7% | 13 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 12 | 2.4% | 0 | 1 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 4 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 460 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Accra lists every month. The page of October 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -3%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2024. Report an error.