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Freetown · Sierra Leone · January 2024
Visas issued at Freetown in January 2024
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) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 130 | 56% | 90 | 342 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 23 | 9.9% | 11 | 50 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 22 | 9.5% | 10 | 41 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 20 | 8.6% | 7 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 4.3% | 19 | 7 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 9 | 3.9% | 22 | 16 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2024 | Share | Dec 2023 | Jan 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 50 | 25.3% | 17 | 41 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 49 | 24.7% | 9 | 13 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 41 | 20.7% | 39 | 32 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 27 | 13.6% | 19 | 30 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 22 | 11.1% | 25 | 11 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 3% | 4 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 1% | 1 | 12 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2024 | Freetown | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 232 | 875,162 |
| Change on previous month | +27% | +16% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -50% | +4% |
| Immigrant visas | 198 | 50,517 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2024 (6 Jan 2024): B1/B2 next available 92 days; F, M, J 92 days; H, L, O, P, Q 92 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Freetown issue in January 2024?
232 nonimmigrant visas and 198 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2024. That was the 170th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Freetown?
December 2023: 182 nonimmigrant visas (+27% to Jan 2024). January 2023: 466 (-50%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 130 (56%), B2 23 (9.9%), A2 22 (9.5%), G2 20 (8.6%), K1 10 (4.3%).
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 January 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.