Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Kinshasa, and its share of everything issued in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Visas issued at Kinshasa, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
8080
Down 89% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 73% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 716
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 80
Visas issued at Kinshasa each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2022: 191 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
528
Jan – Dec 2023
793
Jan – Dec 2024
86
Jan – Dec 2025
14
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 86 visas (−89% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 30% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| January 2026 | 8 | 20 | Down 60% |
| December 2025 | 21 | 108 | Down 81% |
| November 2025 | 2 | 52 | Down 96% |
| October 2025 | 3 | 14 | Down 79% |
| September 2025 | 2 | 44 | Down 95% |
| August 2025 | 7 | 125 | Down 94% |
| July 2025 | 22 | 136 | Down 84% |
| June 2025 | 1 | 109 | Down 99% |
| May 2025 | 4 | 37 | Down 89% |
| April 2025 | 1 | 35 | Down 97% |
| March 2025 | 3 | 36 | Down 92% |
| February 2025 | 0 | 48 | Down 100% |
| January 2025 | 20 | 49 | Down 59% |
| December 2024 | 108 | 59 | Up 83% |
| November 2024 | 52 | 48 | Up 8.3% |
| October 2024 | 14 | 44 | Down 68% |
| September 2024 | 44 | 37 | Up 19% |
| August 2024 | 125 | 84 | Up 49% |
| July 2024 | 136 | 72 | Up 89% |
| June 2024 | 109 | 13 | Up 738% |
| May 2024 | 37 | 27 | Up 37% |
| April 2024 | 35 | 26 | Up 35% |
| March 2024 | 36 | 19 | Up 89% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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