Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Freetown, and its share of everything issued in Sierra Leone.
Visas issued at Freetown, last 12 months
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3838
Down 41% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 64
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 38
Visas issued at Freetown each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2024.
Busiest: May 2022: 21 visas
In 2023–2024, May was typically the busiest month and August the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
59
Jan – Dec 2023
60
Jan – Dec 2024
36
Jan–Sep · 9 of 12 months
2024 had 60 visas (+1.7% on 2023). 2025 so far (Jan–Sep) is running 38% behind the same months of 2024.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| August 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| July 2025 | 2 | 14 | Down 86% |
| June 2025 | 0 | 7 | Down 100% |
| May 2025 | 11 | 14 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 11 | Down 100% |
| February 2025 | 3 | 1 | Up 200% |
| January 2025 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| December 2024 | 0 | 2 | Down 100% |
| November 2024 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| October 2024 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| September 2024 | 5 | 5 | About flat, 0% |
| August 2024 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| July 2024 | 14 | 13 | Up 7.7% |
| June 2024 | 7 | 4 | Up 75% |
| May 2024 | 14 | 14 | About flat, 0% |
| April 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| March 2024 | 11 | 9 | Up 22% |
| February 2024 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| January 2024 | 1 | 5 | Down 80% |
| December 2023 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| November 2023 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| October 2023 | 1 | 10 | Down 90% |
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 Sierra Leone
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