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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Ghana

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

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Ghana

Every F-1 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

2,0532,053

Down 59%vs 5,049 in the 12 months before

Down 59% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
171
Busiest month
496
Jul 2025
Latest month
109
Feb 2026Up 5.8%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.1k

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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.

02k4k6k8k
783
1.2k
944
934
774
953
1.1k
1.5k
Pre-COVID peak1.5k
370
1.7k
3.3k
5k
Highest5.2k
2.7k
471
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 783 visas; FY2012: 1,155 visas; FY2013: 944 visas; FY2014: 934 visas; FY2015: 774 visas; FY2016: 953 visas; FY2017: 1,092 visas; FY2018: 1,494 visas; FY2019: 1,512 visas; FY2020: 370 visas; FY2021: 1,720 visas; FY2022: 3,331 visas; FY2023: 5,043 visas; FY2024: 5,193 visas; FY2025: 2,692 visas; FY2026: 471 visas so far.

FY2025 had 2,692 visas (−48% on FY2024). That's 78% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 58% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ghana
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026109103Up 5.8%
January 202638210Down 82%
December 2025203466Down 56%
November 202566174Down 62%
October 202555157Down 65%
September 202558151Down 62%
August 2025313842Down 63%
July 2025496833Down 40%
June 20251801,151Down 84%
May 2025214689Down 69%
April 2025182172Up 5.8%
March 2025139101Up 38%
February 2025103–
January 2025210–
December 2024466–
November 2024174–
October 2024157–
September 2024151–
August 2024842–
July 2024833–
June 20241,151–
May 2024689–
April 2024172–
March 2024101–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Ghana

How many F-1 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

1,5731,573

Down 58%vs 3,712 in the 12 months before

Down 58% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 39% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
131
Busiest month
408
Jul 2025
Latest month
99
Feb 2026Up 41%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 3.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k

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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 Ghana each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
2.1%
24%

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

Busiest: July 2023: 1,295 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

    4.1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    3.7k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 9.7%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.7k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 55%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    132

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 39%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,658 visas (−55% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 39% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ghana
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20269970Up 41%
January 202633147Down 78%
December 2025196324Down 40%
November 20255359Down 10%
October 20254289Down 53%
September 20254498Down 55%
August 2025247677Down 64%
July 2025408572Down 29%
June 202597993Down 90%
May 2025118564Down 79%
April 202513577Up 75%
March 202510142Up 140%
February 20257053Up 32%
January 2025147167Down 12%
December 2024324408Down 21%
November 202459100Down 41%
October 20248981Up 9.9%
September 20249878Up 26%
August 2024677892Down 24%
July 20245721,295Down 56%
June 2024993565Up 76%
May 2024564290Up 94%
April 202477132Down 42%
March 20244254Down 22%

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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