Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Kampala, and its share of everything issued in Uganda.
Visas issued at Kampala, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
4646
Down 40% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 66% below the same months a year earlier.
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Visas issued at Kampala each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2023: 22 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
66
Jan – Dec 2023
71
Jan – Dec 2024
56
Jan – Dec 2025
4
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 56 visas (−21% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 71% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 2 | 5 | Down 60% |
| January 2026 | 2 | 9 | Down 78% |
| December 2025 | 7 | 18 | Down 61% |
| November 2025 | 0 | 6 | Down 100% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 10 | Down 80% |
| September 2025 | 3 | 11 | Down 73% |
| August 2025 | 0 | 5 | Down 100% |
| July 2025 | 11 | 4 | Up 175% |
| June 2025 | 6 | 1 | Up 500% |
| May 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| April 2025 | 3 | 1 | Up 200% |
| March 2025 | 8 | 7 | Up 14% |
| February 2025 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
| January 2025 | 9 | 7 | Up 29% |
| December 2024 | 18 | 6 | Up 200% |
| November 2024 | 6 | 4 | Up 50% |
| October 2024 | 10 | 5 | Up 100% |
| September 2024 | 11 | 4 | Up 175% |
| August 2024 | 5 | 8 | Down 38% |
| July 2024 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| June 2024 | 1 | 9 | Down 89% |
| May 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| April 2024 | 1 | 2 | Down 50% |
| March 2024 | 7 | 1 | Up 600% |
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 Uganda
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