Visas issued at Accra in May 2025
U.S. Embassy, Ghana. The page of the post has the wait times of Accra.
In May 2025, the post issued 1,540 nonimmigrant visas and 632 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 897,937 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 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,540 | 2,080 | 2,745 |
| Immigrant | 632 | 829 | 476 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 891 | 57.9% | 1,474 | 1,553 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 118 | 7.7% | 135 | 564 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 105 | 6.8% | 42 | 134 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 68 | 4.4% | 91 | 102 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 68 | 4.4% | 64 | 65 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 53 | 3.4% | 45 | 30 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 49 | 3.2% | 50 | 112 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 30 | 1.9% | 59 | 34 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 21 | 1.4% | 15 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 1.1% | 37 | 57 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 16 | 1% | 5 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 14 | 0.9% | 18 | 13 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 13 | 0.8% | 5 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.8% | 7 | 19 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 13 | 0.8% | 2 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C4 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 244 | 38.6% | 264 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 121 | 19.1% | 171 | 23 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 82 | 13% | 131 | 85 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 46 | 7.3% | 60 | 67 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 42 | 6.6% | 36 | 97 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 37 | 5.9% | 90 | 100 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 18 | 2.8% | 8 | 16 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 18 | 2.8% | 24 | 46 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 17 | 2.7% | 37 | 21 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 12 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 7 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Accra lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -26%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2025. Report an error.