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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Cabo Verde, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Cabo Verde · February 2026
21

That is 7 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — ▼ -25.0%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-25.0% vs January 2026 (28)▼-95.0% vs February 2025 (417)

All published months together: 19,670

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Fiancé(e)s and their children910▼ -10.0%−1
Visitors614▼ -57.1%−8
Diplomats and international organizations53▲ +66.7%+2
Students10new+1
Transit and crew01▼ -100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
K187▲ +14.3%+1
B1/B2614▼ -57.1%−8
A251▲ +400.0%+4
K213▼ -66.7%−2
M110new+1
C1/D01▼ -100.0%−1
G101▼ -100.0%−1
G201

Cabo Verde: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20252,246
  • 202649
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Month20252026Change
January38628▼ -92.7%
February41721▼ -95.0%
March367––
April295––
May239––
June137––
July145––
August33––
September58––
October45––
November61––
December63––

When is it busy? Cabo Verde

Busiest month: March (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.7%
10.5%
10.7%
7.8%
8.4%
9.8%
8.1%
9.1%
6.7%
6.7%
6.3%
6.2%
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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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial1,990
2018 2,123
2019 2,002
2020 378
2021 362
2022 2,253
2023 4,261
2024 4,006
2025 2,246
2026 partial49
▼ -100.0%
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Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B21,254
  2. K190
  3. A234
  4. K229
  5. G218

Explore Cabo Verde by period

Total visas issued
61
Latest 12 months · Cabo Verde · November
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Cabo Verde · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202563
  • Jan 202628
  • Feb 202621
Dec 2025
6356% of selected
Jan 2026
2825% of selected
Feb 2026
2119% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 35 (55.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 42 (66.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 632821
Total632821