Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Yaounde, and its share of everything issued in Cameroon.
Visas issued at Yaounde, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
4646
Down 25% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 62% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 61
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 46
Visas issued at Yaounde each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2024: 14 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and April the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
57
Jan – Dec 2023
59
Jan – Dec 2024
55
Jan – Dec 2025
3
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 55 visas (−6.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 75% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2026 | 1 | 10 | Down 90% |
| December 2025 | 7 | 14 | Down 50% |
| November 2025 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| September 2025 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| August 2025 | 4 | 7 | Down 43% |
| July 2025 | 8 | 5 | Up 60% |
| June 2025 | 5 | 4 | Up 25% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 4 | Down 75% |
| April 2025 | 4 | 1 | Up 300% |
| March 2025 | 3 | 3 | About flat, 0% |
| February 2025 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| January 2025 | 10 | 8 | Up 25% |
| December 2024 | 14 | 11 | Up 27% |
| November 2024 | 5 | 7 | Down 29% |
| October 2024 | 3 | 9 | Down 67% |
| September 2024 | 3 | 3 | About flat, 0% |
| August 2024 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| July 2024 | 5 | 3 | Up 67% |
| June 2024 | 4 | 2 | Up 100% |
| May 2024 | 4 | 4 | About flat, 0% |
| April 2024 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| March 2024 | 3 | 3 | About flat, 0% |
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 Cameroon
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