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Immigrant visas at Kampala

In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Kampala for immediate relative cases from Oct 2026, 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 Kampala

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 Kampala.

Immediate relative

October 2026

update month

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 Kampala →

Immigrant visas issued at Kampala

Kampala issued 0 immigrant visas in February 2026, 100% fewer than February 2025 (6). 153 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 Kampala each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0204060802023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 20260
Jan 20268
Dec 202523
Nov 202561
Oct 202514
Sep 20254
Aug 20251
Jul 20251
Jun 20252
May 202515
Apr 20258
Mar 202516
Feb 20256
Jan 202558
Dec 202450
Nov 20248
Oct 202417
Sep 20245
Aug 202412
Jul 20240
Jun 20240
May 20241
Apr 20249
Mar 202420
Feb 202421
Jan 20241
Dec 20230
Nov 20230
Oct 20231
Sep 20232
Aug 20231
Jul 20231
Jun 20234
May 20230
Apr 20230
Mar 202314
Feb 20230
Jan 20236
Dec 20224
Nov 202216
Oct 20223
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
GV302105
GV10121
GV20121
IR3024
IR2Child of a U.S. citizen002

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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 Kampala 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 →

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.