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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for the Gambia

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

Data through August 2025

J-1 visas issued to nationals of the Gambia

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

Visas issued to nationals of the Gambia, last 12 months

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025

2626

Down 40%vs 43 in the 12 months before

Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 69% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
10
May 2025
Latest month
3
Aug 2025Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 43

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 26

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The long view

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

  1. FY2021

    13

    Oct 2020 – Sep 2021

    First full year in this data
  2. FY2022

    30

    Oct 2021 – Sep 2022

    Up 131%vs FY2021
  3. FY2023

    49

    Oct 2022 – Sep 2023

    Up 63%vs FY2022
  4. FY2024

    45

    Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

    Down 8.2%vs FY2023
  5. FY2025So far

    24

    Oct–Aug · 11 of 12 months

    Down 44%vs same months a year earlier

FY2024 had 45 visas (−8.2% on FY2023). FY2025 so far (Oct–Aug) is running 44% behind the same months of FY2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the Gambia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
August 202534Down 25%
July 202513Down 67%
June 202506Down 100%
May 20251011Down 9.1%
April 202552Up 150%
March 2025211Down 82%
February 202503Down 100%
January 202520
December 202401Down 100%
November 202401Down 100%
October 202411About flat, 0%
September 202420
August 202443Up 33%
July 202437Down 57%
June 202465Up 20%
May 20241112Down 8.3%
April 202425Down 60%
March 2024110
February 202433About flat, 0%
January 20240–
December 20231–
November 20231–
October 20231–
September 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 the Gambia who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for the Gambia.

J-1 visas issued in the Gambia

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

Visas issued in the Gambia, last 12 months

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025

2121

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
9
May 2025
Latest month
1
Aug 2025Down 75%

Earlier

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 21

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When visas are issued

Visas issued in the Gambia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2024
2025

Busiest: March 2024: 10 visas

FewerMoreNo data

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2025So far

    18

    Jan–Aug · 8 of 12 months

    First full year in this data
Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the Gambia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
August 202514Down 75%
July 202510
June 202502Down 100%
May 202599About flat, 0%
April 202542Up 100%
March 2025110Down 90%
February 202513Down 67%
January 20251–
December 20240–
November 20240–
October 20241–
September 20242–
August 20244–
July 20240–
June 20242–
May 20249–
April 20242–
March 202410–
February 20243–

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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