Official US State Department data
How many F-2 visas are issued at Kigali, and its share of everything issued in Rwanda.
Visas issued at Kigali, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
4242
Up 45% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 67% above the same months a year earlier.
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Visas issued at Kigali each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.
Busiest: March 2024: 12 visas
In 2024–2025, March was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
28
Jan – Dec 2024
39
Jan – Dec 2025
4
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 39 visas (+39% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 300% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| January 2026 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| December 2025 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| November 2025 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| October 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| September 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| August 2025 | 9 | 3 | Up 200% |
| July 2025 | 8 | 1 | Up 700% |
| June 2025 | 2 | 8 | Down 75% |
| May 2025 | 8 | 1 | Up 700% |
| April 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| March 2025 | 3 | 12 | Down 75% |
| February 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| January 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| December 2024 | 2 | 2 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| October 2024 | 0 | 9 | Down 100% |
| September 2024 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| August 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| July 2024 | 1 | 5 | Down 80% |
| June 2024 | 8 | 4 | Up 100% |
| May 2024 | 1 | 6 | Down 83% |
| April 2024 | 0 | – | |
| March 2024 | 12 | – |
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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