Accra · Ghana · August 2025
Visas issued at Accra in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 504 | 42.6% | 870 | 1,213 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 247 | 20.9% | 408 | 677 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 78 | 6.6% | 135 | 91 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 57 | 4.8% | 39 | 30 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 53 | 4.5% | 44 | 66 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 52 | 4.4% | 44 | 50 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 48 | 4.1% | 124 | 148 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 38 | 3.2% | 42 | 79 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 36 | 3% | 21 | 34 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 1.7% | 37 | 62 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0.6% | 31 | 69 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.6% | 14 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 6 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.3% | 14 | 6 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 4 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 4 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 169 | 31.1% | 190 | 55 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 100 | 18.4% | 132 | 68 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 49 | 9% | 44 | 6 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 49 | 9% | 87 | 49 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 47 | 8.7% | 64 | 44 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 45 | 8.3% | 38 | 28 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 28 | 5.2% | 115 | 11 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 21 | 3.9% | 51 | 21 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 16 | 2.9% | 34 | 7 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| August 2025 | Accra | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,182 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -37% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -54% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 543 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 months; F, M, J 6 months; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Accra issue in August 2025?
1,182 nonimmigrant visas and 543 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 99th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Accra?
July 2025: 1,862 nonimmigrant visas (-37% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 2,592 (-54%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 504 (42.6%), F1 247 (20.9%), J1 78 (6.6%), H1B 57 (4.8%), H4 53 (4.5%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.