US Embassy Praia

Cape Verde

Interview wait times updated March 2026

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What are the current visa interview wait times at Embassy Praia?

Category-by-category contrast. Students and exchange visitors (F, M, and J classifications) currently face a next-available wait of < 0.5 Month (8 days) at this post, category Cape Verde applicants should plan academic start dates around. Employment-based applicants (H-1B, L-1, O-1, P, and Q) currently see a next-available wait of < 0.5 Month (8 days), which adds on top of USCIS I-129 processing time before a petition-based worker can actually schedule their consular interview. Crew and transit (C/D/C1D) applicants face < 0.5 Month at this location. Because the State Department updates these numbers monthly, they can shift materially between snapshots.

C/D/C1D Next

< 0.5 Month 8 days

Next available crew/transit appointment

H/L/O/P/Q Next

< 0.5 Month 8 days

Next available employment visa appointment (H-1B, L-1, O-1...)

F/M/J Next

< 0.5 Month 8 days

Next available student/exchange appointment

B1/B2 Avg

N/A

Tourist & business visa average wait

B1/B2 Next

< 0.5 Month 8 days

Next available tourist/business appointment

Longer edge of the short employment band

Embassy Praia still sits in the ≤15-day employment band, but ranks #103 of 137 among those short posts (higher = longer within the band). Published H/L/O/P/Q: < 0.5 Month (8 days). Pair with I-129 processing times for petition-based workers.

Visitor and employment appointment horizon

The published next-available B1/B2 and H/L/O/P/Q appointments at Embassy Praia sit within two weeks of one another on this snapshot. That is a useful scheduling comparison, but the categories remain separate queues and neither figure predicts a visa decision or later administrative processing.

What to do with this post

Use the State Department March 2026 snapshot to compare interview scheduling backlog, not visa approval odds.

Praia has no published B1/B2 average wait on the current State Department snapshot. Check back after the next monthly release.
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