Visas issued at Lagos in October 2023
U.S. Consulate General, Nigeria. The page of the post has the wait times of Lagos.
In October 2023, the post issued 2,768 nonimmigrant visas and 494 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 885,241 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 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,768 | 3,183 | 990 |
| Immigrant | 494 | 448 | 560 |
Nonimmigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,432 | 87.9% | 2,800 | 748 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 95 | 3.4% | 143 | 64 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 41 | 1.5% | 27 | 33 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 37 | 1.3% | 52 | 24 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 34 | 1.2% | 38 | 1 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 32 | 1.2% | 27 | 15 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 19 | 0.7% | 23 | 17 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.5% | 4 | 17 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.4% | 5 | 6 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 11 | 0.4% | 8 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 11 | 0.4% | 8 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 13 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, October 2023
| Class | The Department's description | Oct 2023 | Share | Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 190 | 38.5% | 156 | 100 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 139 | 28.1% | 129 | 114 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 132 | 26.7% | 96 | 124 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 11 | 2.2% | 38 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.4% | 2 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 1% | 0 | 10 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 5 | 1% | 3 | 2 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 98 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of October 2023 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 428 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Lagos lists every month. The page of October 2023 has all posts. Change from the month before: -13%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, October 2023. Report an error.