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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Kigali

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 172nd of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

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. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Kigali (Rwanda) issued 182 nonimmigrant visas, down 38% on September 2024 (293).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 102, 56% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 32, 17.6% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 18, 9.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kigali ranks 164th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 83rd of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 120 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR1 (61) and IR5 (20); 144 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, under ½ month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the under ½ month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, Junder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

182nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-38% vs Sep 2024 (293)
275nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-34% month on month
120immigrant visas, Sep 2025144 in Sep 2024
0.02%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

0252504VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 197 (Visitors 139, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 173 (Visitors 119, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 146 (Visitors 52, Students and exchange visitors 58, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jan 2023: 204 (Visitors 130, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2023: 165 (Visitors 130, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 245 (Visitors 176, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Apr 2023: 129 (Visitors 75, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)May 2023: 444 (Visitors 309, Students and exchange visitors 90, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jun 2023: 340 (Visitors 172, Students and exchange visitors 128, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2023: 223 (Visitors 77, Students and exchange visitors 103, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2023: 274 (Visitors 122, Students and exchange visitors 100, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Sep 2023: 296 (Visitors 166, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2023: 284 (Visitors 221, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Nov 2023: 225 (Visitors 148, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Dec 2023: 264 (Visitors 140, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Jan 2024: 504 (Visitors 370, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 78, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2024: 297 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Mar 2024: 336 (Visitors 217, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 50, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 21)Apr 2024: 341 (Visitors 245, Students and exchange visitors 53, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 414 (Visitors 313, Students and exchange visitors 71, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jun 2024: 345 (Visitors 221, Students and exchange visitors 82, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 416 (Visitors 255, Students and exchange visitors 145, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2024: 383 (Visitors 156, Students and exchange visitors 190, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2024: 293 (Visitors 173, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 30)Oct 2024: 115 (Visitors 89, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 161 (Visitors 113, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2024: 202 (Visitors 107, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 241 (Visitors 174, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2025: 206 (Visitors 186, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2025: 230 (Visitors 160, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Apr 2025: 206 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 247 (Visitors 154, Students and exchange visitors 77, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jun 2025: 244 (Visitors 143, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2025: 254 (Visitors 121, Students and exchange visitors 107, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Aug 2025: 275 (Visitors 99, Students and exchange visitors 147, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2025: 182 (Visitors 102, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kigali by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Rwanda and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025KigaliRwandaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued182182823,557
Change on Sep 2024-38%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued12012045,966
Visitors share56%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share15.4%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share22%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share1.6%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentunder ½ month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Rwanda within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Rwanda, which is on the Rwanda nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure10256%164 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family3217.6%60 of 169
F1Student in an academic or language training program189.9%83 of 184
J1Exchange visitor63.3%142 of 194
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family52.7%49 of 137
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse42.2%115 of 163
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor42.2%71 of 124
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen31.6%60 of 96
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family21.1%147 of 157
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee21.1%115 of 133
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.5%111 of 128
C1Alien in transit10.5%69 of 87
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa10.5%165 of 171
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.5%103 of 119

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen6150.8%30 of 115
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age2016.7%56 of 109
IR2Child of U.S. citizen1613.3%39 of 103
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)75.8%35 of 99
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)75.8%66 of 96
SQ3Child of SQ132.5%14 of 18
GV3Child of GV121.7%5 of 7
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)10.8%70 of 84
GV1Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad10.8%5 of 6
SQ1Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government10.8%19 of 20
SQ2Spouse of SQ110.8%15 of 17

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan80
Feb65
Mar106
Apr95
May144
Jun125
Jul123
Aug130
Sep87
Oct87
Nov76
Dec72
Which months are busiest at Kigali. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

057113202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 106 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2022: B1/B2 78 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 617 Jan 2023: B1/B2 78 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 61 Feb 2023: B1/B2 54 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 146 Mar 2023: B1/B2 64 days; F/M/J 49; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Apr 2023: B1/B2 40 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 209 Jun 2023: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 1831 Jul 2023: B1/B2 62 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 131 Aug 2023: B1/B2 62 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 1320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 59 days; F/M/J 59; H/L/O/P/Q 5912 Oct 2023: B1/B2 79 days; F/M/J 49; H/L/O/P/Q 795 Nov 2023: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 43; H/L/O/P/Q 8717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 44; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 571 Feb 2024: B1/B2 113 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 1136 Mar 2024: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 809 Apr 2024: B1/B2 86 days; F/M/J 42; H/L/O/P/Q 868 May 2024: B1/B2 77 days; F/M/J 65; H/L/O/P/Q 7717 Jun 2024: B1/B2 84 days; F/M/J 70; H/L/O/P/Q 846 Jul 2024: B1/B2 84 days; F/M/J 70; H/L/O/P/Q 847 Aug 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 8514 Sep 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 852 Oct 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 8512 Nov 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 851 Dec 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 856 Jan 2025: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 857 Feb 2025: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 855 Mar 2025: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 8516 Apr 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 601 May 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 604 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 601 Nov 2025: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 7

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Kigali over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 2025182120-38%
Aug 202527552-28%
Jul 2025254100-39%
Jun 2025244207-29%
May 2025247251-40%
Apr 2025206202-40%
Mar 2025230108-32%
Feb 202520696-31%
Jan 202524195-52%
Dec 202420261-23%
Nov 202416129-28%
Oct 202411552-60%
Sep 2024293144-1%
Aug 202438374+40%
Jul 2024416149+87%
Jun 2024345148+1%
May 2024414123-7%
Apr 2024341132+164%
Mar 2024336236+37%
Feb 2024297170+80%
Jan 2024504138+147%
Dec 202326456+81%
Nov 202322576+30%
Oct 202328498+44%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Kigali
Location of the U.S. post in Kigali.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Kigali issue last month?

182 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 120 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 293 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Kigali?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Kigali?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as under ½ month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Kigali issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (102, 56%), A2 (32, 17.6%), F1 (18, 9.9%), J1 (6, 3.3%) and G4 (5, 2.7%). 14 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kigali rising or falling?

September 2025: 182 nonimmigrant visas, down 38% on September 2024 (293). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Kigali issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Kigali not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

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 (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.