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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Cabo Verde

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Cabo Verde are issued, and what each US consulate in Cabo Verde issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Cabo Verde

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Cabo Verde, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Cabo Verde, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,2541,254

Down 68%vs 3,876 in the 12 months before

Down 68% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 94% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
105
Busiest month
337
Mar 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026Down 98%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.3k

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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.

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3.2k
Pre-COVID peak3.4k
2.1k
2k
1.5k
654
174
1.3k
Highest3.7k
3.5k
2.8k
125
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 3,188 visas; FY2016: 3,392 visas; FY2017: 2,112 visas; FY2018: 1,985 visas; FY2019: 1,527 visas; FY2020: 654 visas; FY2021: 174 visas; FY2022: 1,342 visas; FY2023: 3,723 visas; FY2024: 3,537 visas; FY2025: 2,768 visas; FY2026: 125 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,768 visas (−22% on FY2024). That's 18% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 92% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Cabo Verde
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266373Down 98%
January 202614372Down 96%
December 202539258Down 85%
November 202541290Down 86%
October 202525346Down 93%
September 202525335Down 93%
August 202525356Down 93%
July 2025119361Down 67%
June 2025124340Down 64%
May 2025218337Down 35%
April 2025281299Down 6%
March 2025337209Up 61%
February 2025373–
January 2025372–
December 2024258–
November 2024290–
October 2024346–
September 2024335–
August 2024356–
July 2024361–
June 2024340–
May 2024337–
April 2024299–
March 2024209–

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 Cabo Verde who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Cabo Verde.

B1/B2 visas issued in Cabo Verde

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Cabo Verde issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Cabo Verde, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,1911,191

Down 68%vs 3,731 in the 12 months before

Down 68% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 95% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
99
Busiest month
329
Mar 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026Down 98%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.2k

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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 Cabo Verde each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
4.5%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 557 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    3.9k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    3.4k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.9k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 44%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    18

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 98%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,898 visas (−44% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 98% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Cabo Verde
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266360Down 98%
January 202612365Down 97%
December 202535252Down 86%
November 202535284Down 88%
October 202521335Down 94%
September 202520318Down 94%
August 202515343Down 96%
July 2025111343Down 68%
June 2025115332Down 65%
May 2025215330Down 35%
April 2025277285About flat, 2.8%
March 2025329184Up 79%
February 2025360156Up 131%
January 2025365256Up 43%
December 2024252166Up 52%
November 2024284316Down 10%
October 2024335364Down 8%
September 2024318296Up 7.4%
August 2024343225Up 52%
July 2024343125Up 174%
June 2024332413Down 20%
May 2024330367Down 10%
April 2024285430Down 34%
March 2024184557Down 67%

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

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