Visas issued at Accra in April 2025
U.S. Embassy, Ghana. The page of the post has the wait times of Accra.
In April 2025, the post issued 2,080 nonimmigrant visas and 829 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 993,250 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 | Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,080 | 1,817 | 2,579 |
| Immigrant | 829 | 550 | 713 |
Nonimmigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,474 | 70.9% | 1,306 | 1,831 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 135 | 6.5% | 101 | 77 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 91 | 4.4% | 72 | 153 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 64 | 3.1% | 27 | 72 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 59 | 2.8% | 36 | 38 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 50 | 2.4% | 94 | 34 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 45 | 2.2% | 52 | 35 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 42 | 2% | 29 | 63 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 37 | 1.8% | 20 | 77 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.9% | 10 | 39 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 15 | 0.7% | 24 | 75 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 9 | 0.4% | 3 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.4% | 4 | 9 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 31 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.2% | 14 | 13 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, April 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 264 | 31.8% | 3 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 171 | 20.6% | 310 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 131 | 15.8% | 67 | 208 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 90 | 10.9% | 41 | 284 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 60 | 7.2% | 39 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 37 | 4.5% | 26 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 36 | 4.3% | 25 | 203 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 24 | 2.9% | 21 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 1% | 13 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of April 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 126 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Accra lists every month. The page of April 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +14%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, April 2025. Report an error.