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Kampala: J1 visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa: Exchange visitor

Visa services paused at this embassy

This embassy has stopped all visa services, including immigrant visas, because of an Ebola outbreak. You cannot get an appointment here for now.

Details

Since May 18, 2026, the U.S. Embassies in Juba, Kinshasa and Kampala have paused all visa services, including immigrant visas, because of the Ebola outbreak. No appointments can be scheduled. The State Department says it will update its website when scheduling starts again.

Source: State Department: Temporary Pause of Visa Operations.

Last checked Sep 25, 2026.

From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026, Kampala issued 237 J1 visas, about 20 a month, down 22% from the 12 months before.

This counts visas issued, which shows how busy the post is, not how long you will wait. The State Department data here ends in February 2026, so it cannot show what has changed since then, such as pauses that started or ended later.

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Source: the U.S. Department of State’s monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance statistics.
The monthly counts are stored in JSON lines files on GitHub.