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Immigrant visas at Dar Es Salaam

In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Dar Es Salaam for immediate relative cases from Oct 2025, family preference from Oct 2026 and employment from Oct 2026, counting from the month a case became documentarily complete.

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Dar Es Salaam

In its October 7, 2026 update, the State Department listed the month a case had to become documentarily complete for the National Visa Center (NVC) to be scheduling its interview at Dar Es Salaam.

Immediate relative

October 2025

12 months behind

Family-sponsored preference

October 2026

update month

Employment-based preference

October 2026

update month

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Earlier scheduling months at Dar Es Salaam →

Immigrant visas issued at Dar Es Salaam

Dar Es Salaam issued 2 immigrant visas in February 2026, 94% fewer than February 2025 (32). 461 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers family, employment and diversity immigrant visas.

Immigrant visas issued at Dar Es Salaam each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0501002023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 20262
Jan 20261
Dec 202519
Nov 202591
Oct 202526
Sep 202580
Aug 202536
Jul 202558
Jun 202541
May 202543
Apr 202537
Mar 202527
Feb 202532
Jan 202538
Dec 202426
Nov 202428
Oct 202435
Sep 202467
Aug 202430
Jul 202437
Jun 202435
May 202446
Apr 202433
Mar 202431
Feb 202452
Jan 202429
Dec 202313
Nov 202340
Oct 202325
Sep 202329
Aug 202340
Jul 202330
Jun 202329
May 202351
Apr 202341
Mar 202344
Feb 202326
Jan 202323
Dec 202221
Nov 202218
Oct 202219
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen0584
DVDiversity visa0580
IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen0356
IR2Child of a U.S. citizen0454
CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years0324
F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen0021
SQ30016
E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability0015
SQ10014
F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident0213
GV30413
FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit0112
SQ20012
F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0011
F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen209
E1Employment-based, priority worker006
E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional006
I5005
GV1024
GV2013
F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident022
SB1001

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What CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa applicants report being asked

These figures come from 285 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Dar Es Salaam alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

54%

Relationship questions

In about 150 reports

46%

How did you meet

In about 130 reports

24%

Identity verification

In about 70 reports

Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa finding →

Other visas at Dar Es Salaam

Where these figures come from

The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.