Lome: CR1/IR1 visas issued

Immigrant visa: Spouse of U.S. citizen

Interview scheduling at Lome

NVC is scheduling most CR1/IR1 interviews for cases that became documentarily complete in:

All three categories: immediate relatives, family preference and employment

Current

the update’s month, Oct 2026

The State Department sends immigrant visa applicants from Togo to Abidjan, not Lome.

Details

Its list of embassies and consulates for immigrant visas names Abidjan. But its notice of July 15, 2026 names Lome as a regional visa hub, so check the embassy’s own website (usembassy.gov).

Current can also mean Lome is not scheduling immigrant visa interviews at all.

Compare with the month NVC emailed you that your case was documentarily complete.

What this month means

It is not a wait time: it is the month NVC is scheduling most interviews for now, and it can move backwards. “Current” means NVC is already scheduling cases from the update’s month; it can also mean the post schedules none, so check the embassy’s own website (usembassy.gov). Documentarily complete: NVC has accepted all your documents.

Source: State Department IV Scheduling Status Tool, updated Oct 7, 2026.

Visas issued, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

192

down 37% from the year before

Per month

For now, from our reading of the numbers: Lome issued only 9 in January and February 2026, against about 18 a month from March to December 2025.

Visas issued show how busy the post is, not how long you will wait.