Accra · Ghana · June 2025
Visas issued at Accra in June 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. 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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 750 | 63.2% | 891 | 846 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 97 | 8.2% | 118 | 993 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 60 | 5.1% | 105 | 126 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 59 | 5% | 68 | 124 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 44 | 3.7% | 30 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 38 | 3.2% | 68 | 40 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 27 | 2.3% | 17 | 40 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 20 | 1.7% | 49 | 145 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 19 | 1.6% | 21 | 31 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 1% | 13 | 14 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.9% | 16 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.8% | 53 | 38 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 12 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.5% | 14 | 21 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.3% | 13 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 10 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 134 | 21.4% | 82 | 85 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 124 | 19.8% | 121 | 37 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 90 | 14.4% | 46 | 105 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 64 | 10.2% | 37 | 102 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 61 | 9.7% | 18 | 49 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 39 | 6.2% | 244 | 14 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 36 | 5.7% | 42 | 86 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 35 | 5.6% | 18 | 28 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 19 | 3% | 3 | 7 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 19 | 3% | 17 | 58 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 31 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2025 | Accra | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,186 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -23% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -53% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 627 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Accra page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Accra issue in June 2025?
1,186 nonimmigrant visas and 627 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 97th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Accra?
May 2025: 1,540 nonimmigrant visas (-23% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 2,497 (-53%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 750 (63.2%), F1 97 (8.2%), J1 60 (5.1%), A2 59 (5%), C1/D 44 (3.7%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.