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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 147th 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 Kampala, Uganda, issued 353 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 55% on September 2024 (784).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 252, 71.4% of the post's issuances, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 28, 7.9% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 23, 6.5% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kampala ranks 132nd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 117th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 4 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by GV3 (3) and GV2 (1); 5 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 1.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview. For visitor visas that is shorter than the 9.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 5 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, JNot listednext available appointment
Worker H, L, O, P, QNot listednext available appointment

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

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 5 months from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away.

353nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-55% vs Sep 2024 (784)
300nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+18% month on month
4immigrant visas, Sep 20255 in Sep 2024
0.04%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

05451,090VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 601 (Visitors 499, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 924 (Visitors 657, Students and exchange visitors 112, Temporary workers 47, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 665 (Visitors 447, Students and exchange visitors 150, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 837 (Visitors 578, Students and exchange visitors 113, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 720 (Visitors 582, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 68, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 768 (Visitors 626, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 661 (Visitors 522, Students and exchange visitors 58, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 541 (Visitors 377, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2023: 782 (Visitors 338, Students and exchange visitors 332, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 664 (Visitors 278, Students and exchange visitors 309, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 971 (Visitors 468, Students and exchange visitors 331, Temporary workers 94, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 50, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 524 (Visitors 407, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 440 (Visitors 337, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 72, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 357 (Visitors 259, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2023: 383 (Visitors 184, Students and exchange visitors 157, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 522 (Visitors 309, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 588 (Visitors 465, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 693 (Visitors 583, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 892 (Visitors 717, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 40, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 973 (Visitors 733, Students and exchange visitors 170, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 1,090 (Visitors 743, Students and exchange visitors 279, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 936 (Visitors 595, Students and exchange visitors 263, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 901 (Visitors 593, Students and exchange visitors 215, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 784 (Visitors 574, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 71, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 788 (Visitors 551, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 674 (Visitors 507, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 678 (Visitors 425, Students and exchange visitors 176, Temporary workers 43, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 631 (Visitors 449, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 60, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 648 (Visitors 496, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 565 (Visitors 450, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 50, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 691 (Visitors 529, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 54, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 639 (Visitors 388, Students and exchange visitors 179, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 494 (Visitors 329, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 520 (Visitors 220, Students and exchange visitors 210, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 300 (Visitors 102, Students and exchange visitors 128, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 353 (Visitors 252, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kampala 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 Uganda and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025KampalaUgandaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued353353823,557
Change on Sep 2024-55%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued4445,966
Visitors share71.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share7.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.1%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share16.7%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentNot listed—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure25271.4%132 of 211
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family287.9%50 of 157
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family236.5%72 of 169
J1Exchange visitor164.5%100 of 194
F1Student in an academic or language training program82.3%117 of 184
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family51.4%47 of 137
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-351.4%81 of 137
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa30.8%150 of 171
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit30.8%32 of 49
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse30.8%123 of 163
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student20.6%51 of 91
C1Alien in transit10.3%67 of 87
F2Spouse or child of F110.3%91 of 104
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.3%102 of 119
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program10.3%21 of 27
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.3%77 of 96

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
GV3Child of GV1375%2 of 7
GV2Spouse of GV1125%6 of 6

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

Seasonality

Jan90
Feb79
Mar99
Apr103
May124
Jun102
Jul100
Aug117
Sep98
Oct100
Nov97
Dec86
Which months are busiest at Kampala. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0258516202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 2101 Dec 2022: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 21017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 114 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Feb 2023: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 219 Jun 2023: B1/B2 425 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 3031 Jul 2023: B1/B2 425 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 601 Aug 2023: B1/B2 425 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 9020 Sep 2023: B1/B2 460 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 12012 Oct 2023: B1/B2 455 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1205 Nov 2023: B1/B2 455 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 12017 Dec 2023: B1/B2 516 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1206 Jan 2024: B1/B2 516 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1201 Feb 2024: B1/B2 516 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1206 Mar 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 609 Apr 2024: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 608 May 2024: B1/B2 220 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 6017 Jun 2024: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 606 Jul 2024: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 607 Aug 2024: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 6014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 250 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Oct 2024: B1/B2 281 days; F/M/J 44; H/L/O/P/Q 2912 Nov 2024: B1/B2 211 days; F/M/J 37; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Dec 2024: B1/B2 267 days; F/M/J 135; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2025: B1/B2 261 days; F/M/J 114; H/L/O/P/Q 227 Feb 2025: B1/B2 254 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 295 Mar 2025: B1/B2 254 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 2916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 236 days; F/M/J 58; H/L/O/P/Q 181 May 2025: B1/B2 255 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 904 Jun 2025: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 360 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 375 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 375 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 285 days; F/M/J 105; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —

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

Next available appointment at Kampala 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 20253534-55%
Aug 20253001-67%
Jul 20255201-44%
Jun 20254942-55%
May 202563915-34%
Apr 20256918-23%
Mar 202556516-18%
Feb 20256486+10%
Jan 202563158+21%
Dec 202467850+77%
Nov 20246748+89%
Oct 202478817+79%
Sep 20247845+50%
Aug 202490112-7%
Jul 20249360+41%
Jun 20241,0900+39%
May 20249731+80%
Apr 20248929+35%
Mar 202469320-10%
Feb 202458821-18%
Jan 20245221-38%
Dec 20233830-42%
Nov 20233570-61%
Oct 20234401-27%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

353 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 4 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 784 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1.5 months 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 Kampala?

No F, M, J estimate was listed for Kampala in the table read on 1 Jul 2026.

Which visa classes does Kampala issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (252, 71.4%), G2 (28, 7.9%), A2 (23, 6.5%), J1 (16, 4.5%) and F1 (8, 2.3%). 16 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kampala rising or falling?

September 2025: 353 nonimmigrant visas, down 55% on September 2024 (784). 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 Kampala 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 Kampala 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.