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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Cabo Verde

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

Data through August 2025

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Cabo Verde

Every F-1 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

Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

2323

Down 12%vs 26 in the 12 months before

Down 12% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
4
Jan 2025
Latest month
1
Sep 2025Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 26

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 23

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Oct '23Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25

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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Pre-COVID peak59
59
51
42
23
35
11
23
28
31
26
23
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FY2014: 59 visas; FY2015: 59 visas; FY2016: 51 visas; FY2017: 42 visas; FY2018: 23 visas; FY2019: 35 visas; FY2020: 11 visas; FY2021: 23 visas; FY2022: 28 visas; FY2023: 31 visas; FY2024: 26 visas; FY2025: 23 visas.

FY2025 had 23 visas (−12% on FY2024). That's 61% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Cabo Verde
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
September 202512Down 50%
August 202502Down 100%
July 2025410Down 60%
June 202531Up 200%
May 202531Up 200%
April 202501Down 100%
March 202501Down 100%
February 202541Up 300%
January 202543Up 33%
December 202432Up 50%
November 202412Down 50%
October 202400
September 202421Up 100%
August 202429Down 78%
July 2024101Up 900%
June 202412Down 50%
May 202412Down 50%
April 20241–
March 20241–
February 20241–
January 20243–
December 20232–
November 20232–
October 20230–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Cabo Verde

How many F-1 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

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025

2727

Down 6.9%vs 29 in the 12 months before

Down 6.9% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 61% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
5
Jan 2025
Latest month
2
Aug 2025Down 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 29

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 27

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Sep '23Oct '23Nov '23Dec '23Jan '24Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Cabo Verde each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
Typical
22%
0%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.

Busiest: July 2024: 12 visas

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In 2023–2024, July was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    29

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    32

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 10%vs 2023
  3. 2025So far

    19

    Jan–Aug · 8 of 12 months

    Down 21%vs same months a year earlier

2024 had 32 visas (+10% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Aug) is running 21% behind the same months of 2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Cabo Verde
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
August 202524Down 50%
July 2025312Down 75%
June 202522About flat, 0%
May 202551Up 400%
April 202500
March 202501Down 100%
February 202521Up 100%
January 202553Up 67%
December 202442Up 100%
November 202422About flat, 0%
October 202400
September 202421Up 100%
August 202449Down 56%
July 2024122Up 500%
June 202422About flat, 0%
May 202413Down 67%
April 202402Down 100%
March 202411About flat, 0%
February 202410
January 202435Down 40%
December 202324Down 50%
November 202322About flat, 0%
October 202303Down 100%
September 202310

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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