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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Ghana

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

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Ghana

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

Visas issued to nationals of Ghana, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

13,12013,120

Down 33%vs 19,457 in the 12 months before

Down 33% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
1.1k
Busiest month
1.7k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.5k
Feb 2026Up 16%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 19k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 13k

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
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.

010k20k30k40k
8.7k
9.5k
10k
15k
Pre-COVID peak16k
6.5k
3.5k
13k
Highest25k
22k
15k
5.4k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 8,688 visas; FY2016: 9,479 visas; FY2017: 10,326 visas; FY2018: 14,605 visas; FY2019: 16,098 visas; FY2020: 6,471 visas; FY2021: 3,482 visas; FY2022: 13,141 visas; FY2023: 24,791 visas; FY2024: 21,937 visas; FY2025: 14,596 visas; FY2026: 5,387 visas so far.

FY2025 had 14,596 visas (−33% on FY2024). That's 9.3% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 22% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ghana
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,5391,326Up 16%
January 20261,4641,558Down 6%
December 2025767905Down 15%
November 20257291,053Down 31%
October 20258882,021Down 56%
September 20256291,893Down 67%
August 20256161,802Down 66%
July 20259931,463Down 32%
June 20259691,228Down 21%
May 20251,1181,987Down 44%
April 20251,7272,312Down 25%
March 20251,6811,909Down 12%
February 20251,326–
January 20251,558–
December 2024905–
November 20241,053–
October 20242,021–
September 20241,893–
August 20241,802–
July 20241,463–
June 20241,228–
May 20241,987–
April 20242,312–
March 20241,909–

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

B1/B2 visas issued in Ghana

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

Visas issued in Ghana, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

10,83110,831

Down 19%vs 13,428 in the 12 months before

Down 19% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 38% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
903
Busiest month
1.5k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.4k
Feb 2026Up 45%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k
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 Ghana each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
12%
4.7%

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

Busiest: March 2023: 2,270 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    20k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    14k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 28%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    10k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 30%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.7k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 39%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 10,083 visas (−30% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ghana
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,350934Up 45%
January 20261,311979Up 34%
December 2025590449Up 31%
November 2025545510Up 6.9%
October 20257031,405Down 50%
September 20255371,371Down 61%
August 20255041,213Down 58%
July 2025870928Down 6.3%
June 2025750846Down 11%
May 20258911,553Down 43%
April 20251,4741,831Down 19%
March 20251,3061,409Down 7.3%
February 20259341,423Down 34%
January 20259791,442Down 32%
December 20244491,016Down 56%
November 20245101,703Down 70%
October 20241,4051,642Down 14%
September 20241,3711,780Down 23%
August 20241,2131,467Down 17%
July 20249281,001Down 7.3%
June 20248461,910Down 56%
May 20241,5532,038Down 24%
April 20241,8311,676Up 9.2%
March 20241,4092,270Down 38%

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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