Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Kigali, and its share of everything issued in Rwanda.
Visas issued at Kigali, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,6131,613
Down 27% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.2k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k
Visas issued at Kigali each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2024: 369 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.4k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.8k
Jan – Dec 2025
204
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,769 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 43% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 112 | 186 | Down 40% |
| January 2026 | 92 | 174 | Down 47% |
| December 2025 | 141 | 107 | Up 32% |
| November 2025 | 183 | 104 | Up 76% |
| October 2025 | 162 | 63 | Up 157% |
| September 2025 | 102 | 172 | Down 41% |
| August 2025 | 99 | 156 | Down 37% |
| July 2025 | 121 | 255 | Down 53% |
| June 2025 | 143 | 221 | Down 35% |
| May 2025 | 154 | 313 | Down 51% |
| April 2025 | 144 | 245 | Down 41% |
| March 2025 | 160 | 217 | Down 26% |
| February 2025 | 186 | 223 | Down 17% |
| January 2025 | 174 | 369 | Down 53% |
| December 2024 | 107 | 140 | Down 24% |
| November 2024 | 104 | 148 | Down 30% |
| October 2024 | 63 | 221 | Down 71% |
| September 2024 | 172 | 165 | Up 4.2% |
| August 2024 | 156 | 119 | Up 31% |
| July 2024 | 255 | 76 | Up 236% |
| June 2024 | 221 | 171 | Up 29% |
| May 2024 | 313 | 306 | About flat, 2.3% |
| April 2024 | 245 | 75 | Up 227% |
| March 2024 | 217 | 174 | Up 25% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Rwanda
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