Book My Visa Slot
  1. US Visa Statistics
  2. Cameroon
  3. F-1

Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Cameroon

How many F-1 visas nationals of Cameroon are issued, and what each US consulate in Cameroon issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Cameroon

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Cameroon, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Cameroon, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

308308

Down 52%vs 637 in the 12 months before

Down 52% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
26
Busiest month
82
Jul 2025
Latest month
8
Feb 2026Up 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 637

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 308

0255075100125
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

05001k1.5k2k
797
700
548
682
713
865
Pre-COVID peak1.1k
547
355
158
434
517
601
665
440
83
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 797 visas; FY2012: 700 visas; FY2013: 548 visas; FY2014: 682 visas; FY2015: 713 visas; FY2016: 865 visas; FY2017: 1,084 visas; FY2018: 547 visas; FY2019: 355 visas; FY2020: 158 visas; FY2021: 434 visas; FY2022: 517 visas; FY2023: 601 visas; FY2024: 665 visas; FY2025: 440 visas; FY2026: 83 visas so far.

FY2025 had 440 visas (−34% on FY2024). That's 59% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 61% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Cameroon
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202687Up 14%
January 20262574Down 66%
December 20253984Down 54%
November 2025523Down 78%
October 2025627Down 78%
September 20251041Down 76%
August 202534116Down 71%
July 20258291Down 9.9%
June 20254990Down 46%
May 20253134Down 8.8%
April 20251233Down 64%
March 2025717Down 59%
February 20257–
January 202574–
December 202484–
November 202423–
October 202427–
September 202441–
August 2024116–
July 202491–
June 202490–
May 202434–
April 202433–
March 202417–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Cameroon who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Cameroon.

F-1 visas issued in Cameroon

How many F-1 visas the US consulates in Cameroon issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Cameroon, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

231231

Down 55%vs 516 in the 12 months before

Down 55% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
19
Busiest month
70
Jul 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026Up 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 516

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 231

0255075100125
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Cameroon each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
1.1%
19%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: August 2024: 101 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    464

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    509

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 9.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    275

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 46%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    26

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 63%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 275 visas (−46% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Cameroon
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202664Up 50%
January 20262066Down 70%
December 20252973Down 60%
November 2025313Down 77%
October 2025323Down 87%
September 2025538Down 87%
August 202522101Down 78%
July 20257064Up 9.4%
June 20253280Down 60%
May 20252721Up 29%
April 2025923Down 61%
March 2025510Down 50%
February 202545Down 20%
January 20256658Up 14%
December 20247368Up 7.4%
November 20241334Down 62%
October 20242335Down 34%
September 20243817Up 124%
August 202410170Up 44%
July 20246492Down 30%
June 20248066Up 21%
May 20242132Down 34%
April 2024238Up 188%
March 2024109Up 11%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

F-1 approval rate: 59.0%Worldwide, FY2024. How it has moved since FY2019.All visa types for CameroonEvery US visa issued to nationals of Cameroon, by visa type, and each consulate's total.Worldwide statisticsWhich countries and visa types get the most US visas.