Consulate Report

Posts › Togo › Lome

Lome · Togo

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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 190th 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."

The U.S. embassy or consulate in Lome, Togo, issued 81 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 61% on September 2024 (208).

The largest classes that month were G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 42, 51.9% of the post's issuances, B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 19, 23.5% of the post's issuances and C1 (alien in transit) with 4, 4.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Lome ranks 193rd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 149th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 18 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR1 (6) and DV (5); 171 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 1 month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the 1 month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21 monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 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.

81nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-61% vs Sep 2024 (208)
56nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+45% month on month
18immigrant visas, Sep 2025171 in Sep 2024
0.01%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

0177353VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 227 (Visitors 195, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2022: 202 (Visitors 163, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2022: 138 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jan 2023: 171 (Visitors 129, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Feb 2023: 186 (Visitors 151, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2023: 248 (Visitors 196, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Apr 2023: 171 (Visitors 147, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2023: 259 (Visitors 199, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jun 2023: 287 (Visitors 230, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jul 2023: 275 (Visitors 205, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Aug 2023: 353 (Visitors 259, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Sep 2023: 241 (Visitors 196, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2023: 186 (Visitors 148, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Nov 2023: 194 (Visitors 137, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Dec 2023: 173 (Visitors 123, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 20)Jan 2024: 250 (Visitors 206, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Feb 2024: 249 (Visitors 222, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Mar 2024: 243 (Visitors 199, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Apr 2024: 256 (Visitors 220, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)May 2024: 175 (Visitors 125, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Jun 2024: 214 (Visitors 155, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Jul 2024: 230 (Visitors 169, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2024: 207 (Visitors 138, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Sep 2024: 208 (Visitors 128, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 31)Oct 2024: 186 (Visitors 148, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 205 (Visitors 168, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Dec 2024: 169 (Visitors 129, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2025: 140 (Visitors 81, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2025: 243 (Visitors 184, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2025: 256 (Visitors 202, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 198 (Visitors 161, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2025: 146 (Visitors 94, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jun 2025: 108 (Visitors 75, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 57 (Visitors 23, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2025: 56 (Visitors 30, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 81 (Visitors 19, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Lome 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 Togo and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025LomeTogoAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued8181823,557
Change on Sep 2024-61%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued181845,966
Visitors share23.5%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share6.2%—2.9%
Temporary workers share1.2%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share59.3%—2.1%
Transit and crew share8.6%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share1.2%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family4251.9%32 of 157
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1923.5%193 of 211
C1Alien in transit44.9%31 of 87
F1Student in an academic or language training program44.9%149 of 184
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family33.7%142 of 169
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa33.7%151 of 171
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family22.5%88 of 128
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family11.2%124 of 137
J1Exchange visitor11.2%189 of 194
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen11.2%86 of 96
R1Alien in a religious occupation11.2%81 of 96

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen633.3%89 of 115
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)527.8%74 of 96
IR2Child of U.S. citizen316.7%83 of 103
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)15.6%88 of 99
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)15.6%75 of 82
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)15.6%73 of 84
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age15.6%108 of 109

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

Seasonality

Jan72
Feb80
Mar98
Apr87
May93
Jun135
Jul122
Aug115
Sep107
Oct95
Nov103
Dec94
Which months are busiest at Lome. Index over 6 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

060120202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 100; H/L/O/P/Q 1001 Dec 2022: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 4517 Jan 2023: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 40; H/L/O/P/Q 401 Feb 2023: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Mar 2023: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 25; H/L/O/P/Q 2517 Apr 2023: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 219 Jun 2023: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2131 Jul 2023: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Aug 2023: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 115 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 115 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 215 Nov 2023: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 216 Jan 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Feb 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 216 Mar 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 219 Apr 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 218 May 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 113 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 216 Jul 2024: B1/B2 112 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Aug 2024: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2114 Sep 2024: B1/B2 94 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2024: B1/B2 89 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2112 Nov 2024: B1/B2 89 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Dec 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Feb 2025: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Mar 2025: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 141 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 154 Jun 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Aug 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Mar 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 May 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Lome 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 20258118-61%
Aug 20255613-73%
Jul 20255738-75%
Jun 202510867-50%
May 2025146126-17%
Apr 2025198190-23%
Mar 2025256102+5%
Feb 2025243146-2%
Jan 2025140130-44%
Dec 2024169136-2%
Nov 2024205164+6%
Oct 20241861730%
Sep 2024208171-14%
Aug 2024207227-41%
Jul 2024230200-16%
Jun 2024214153-25%
May 2024175150-32%
Apr 2024256209+50%
Mar 2024243166-2%
Feb 2024249240+34%
Jan 2024250164+46%
Dec 2023173166+25%
Nov 2023194103-4%
Oct 2023186144-18%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

81 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 18 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 208 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1 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 Lome?

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

Which visa classes does Lome issue most?

In September 2025: G2 (42, 51.9%), B1/B2 (19, 23.5%), C1 (4, 4.9%), F1 (4, 4.9%) and A2 (3, 3.7%). 11 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Lome rising or falling?

September 2025: 81 nonimmigrant visas, down 61% on September 2024 (208). 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 Lome 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 Lome 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.