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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Cabo Verde · K1

2,350 green cards issued in 2024 →
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Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.

K1 visas issued to people from Cabo Verde · February 2026
8

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (7) — ▲ +14.3%.

K1 visas made up 38.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 25.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+14.3% vs January 2026 (7)▼-52.9% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 538

Cabo Verde · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202592
  • 202615
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Month20252026Change
January07–
February178▼ -52.9%
March20––
April0––
May2––
June4––
July3––
August7––
September11––
October10––
November5––
December13––

When is it busy? Cabo Verde · K1

Busiest month: March (10.3% of a typical year). Quietest: May (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.6%
10.2%
10.3%
7.3%
5.0%
6.6%
8.1%
8.4%
10.0%
9.0%
9.2%
8.5%
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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Cabo Verde · K1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0501001502002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial47
2018 33
2019 74
2020 9
2021 38
2022 40
2023 67
2024 123
2025 92
2026 partial15

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Total visas issued
90
Latest 12 months · Cabo Verde · K1
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20–2437111051378
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Cabo Verde · Visa class K1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
1346% of selected
Jan 2026
725% of selected
Feb 2026
829% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (46.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (38.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 1378
Total1378