A United States Government Report on Visa Overstays for the year 2023 shows Ghana is ahead of Nigeria in abuse of B1/B2 and F, M, and J Non-Immigrant Visas for the period October 2022 to September 2023.
The latest report sighted by MyNewsGh.com breaks down the overstay rates to provide a better picture of those who abused their visas to remain in the United States beyond their period of admission and for whom there is no identifiable evidence of a departure, an extension of the period of admission, or transition to another immigration status.
Other categories of overstays overstayed their visa (beyond the permitted 6 months or less) but eventually left after the overstay, all of which is captured in the latest report.
Overall, at the end of Financial Year 2023, there were 510,363 Suspected In-Country Overstays, which represents 1.31% of expected departures, and there were 54,792 Out-of-Country Overstays, representing 0.14% of expected departures.