Can I get a U.S. visa?
1,492 U.S. visas were issued to people from Cabo Verde in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), K1 (fiancé or fiancée of a u.s. citizen), A2 (foreign government official). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
1,492 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Cabo Verde · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 46% of visitor (B) visa applications from Cabo Verde were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Praia. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Praia. All embassies in Cabo Verde.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 1,492 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Cabo Verde in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), K1 (fiancé or fiancée of a u.s. citizen), A2 (foreign government official). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Cabo Verde was about 53.87% in FY2025, so about 46% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Cabo Verde (Praia), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Praia). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.