U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Refusal Rates by Nationality

Release fy2025-v1 · Updated 2026-07-24 · United States

NationalityAdjusted refusal rate (%)
*NON-NATIONALITY BASED ISSUANCES37.4%
AFGHANISTAN63.25%
ALBANIA37.32%
ALGERIA51.23%
ANDORRA9.09%
ANGOLA54.33%
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA38.89%
ARGENTINA7.47%
ARMENIA56.37%
AUSTRALIA22.93%
AUSTRIA8.92%
AZERBAIJAN20.91%
BAHAMAS, THE14.46%
BAHRAIN24.01%
BANGLADESH61.45%
BARBADOS18.46%
BELARUS26.58%
BELGIUM12.8%
BELIZE32.32%
BENIN64.58%
BHUTAN56.03%
BOLIVIA29.83%
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA14.89%
BOTSWANA38.44%
BRAZIL14.87%
BRUNEI8.33%
BULGARIA5.11%
BURKINA FASO71.25%
BURMA64.19%
BURUNDI69.23%
CABO VERDE53.87%
CAMBODIA30.71%
CAMEROON60.55%
CANADA53.1%
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC42.6%
CHAD61.63%
CHILE16.38%
CHINA20.21%
COLOMBIA32.84%
COMOROS30.19%
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE63.37%
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE64.75%
COSTA RICA16.14%
COTE D`IVOIRE36.79%
CROATIA14.75%
CUBA70.86%
CYPRUS2.55%
CZECH REPUBLIC8.66%
DENMARK12.59%
DJIBOUTI61.47%
DOMINICA42.89%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC36.4%
ECUADOR42.24%
EGYPT47.61%
EL SALVADOR58.22%
EQUATORIAL GUINEA68.63%
ERITREA60.02%
ESTONIA11.33%
ESWATINI50.87%
ETHIOPIA53.64%
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA100%
FIJI32.83%
FINLAND18.09%
FRANCE9.67%
GABON44.63%
GAMBIA, THE75.29%
GEORGIA45.57%
GERMANY12.22%
GHANA64.34%
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND20.44%
GREECE9.3%
GRENADA43.73%
GUATEMALA39.21%
GUINEA66.9%
GUINEA - BISSAU75.17%
GUYANA26.61%
HAITI50.26%
HONDURAS46.52%
HONG KONG S. A. R.7.72%
HUNGARY7.91%
ICELAND5.43%
INDIA22.04%
INDONESIA26.69%
IRAN62.44%
IRAQ39.86%
IRELAND25.12%
ISRAEL11.32%
ITALY12.65%
JAMAICA44.26%
JAPAN5.68%
JORDAN56.63%
KAZAKHSTAN51.75%
KENYA68.23%
KIRIBATI4.5%
KOREA, NORTH33.33%
KOREA, SOUTH24.73%
KOSOVO35%
KUWAIT6.06%
KYRGYZSTAN59.02%
LAOS84.35%
LATVIA19%
LEBANON39.42%
LESOTHO38.24%
LIBERIA73.01%
LIBYA31.78%
LIECHTENSTEIN0%
LITHUANIA21.32%
LUXEMBOURG13.77%
MACAU S.A.R.13.13%
MADAGASCAR17.23%
MALAWI53.42%
MALAYSIA7.92%
MALDIVES10.6%
MALI55.57%
MALTA10.3%
MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE35.71%
MAURITANIA67.61%
MAURITIUS7.35%
MEXICO21.36%
MOLDOVA44.76%
MONACO0%
MONGOLIA31.28%
MONTENEGRO33.41%
MOROCCO26.91%
MOZAMBIQUE24.75%
NAMIBIA16.54%
NAURU24.14%
NEPAL69.47%
NETHERLANDS17.42%
NEW ZEALAND21.94%
NICARAGUA53.15%
NIGER38.23%
NIGERIA57%
NORTH MACEDONIA25.55%
NORWAY16.18%
OMAN3.14%
PAKISTAN52.32%
PALAU80%
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TRAVEL DOCUMENT60.26%
PANAMA6.51%
PAPUA NEW GUINEA10.57%
PARAGUAY18.71%
PERU20.9%
PHILIPPINES30.76%
POLAND11.63%
PORTUGAL8.19%
QATAR9.69%
ROMANIA8.41%
RUSSIA40.38%
RWANDA64.71%
SAMOA44.33%
SAN MARINO20%
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE25%
SAUDI ARABIA5.98%
SENEGAL73.96%
SERBIA15.2%
SEYCHELLES13.22%
SIERRA LEONE70.55%
SINGAPORE18.64%
SLOVAKIA14.33%
SLOVENIA14.57%
SOLOMON ISLANDS7.84%
SOMALIA83.52%
SOUTH AFRICA11.66%
SOUTH SUDAN76.09%
SPAIN23.67%
SRI LANKA33.35%
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS35.09%
ST. LUCIA37.03%
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES37.34%
SUDAN63.26%
SURINAME14.28%
SWEDEN21.77%
SWITZERLAND5.82%
SYRIA50.69%
TAIWAN9.45%
TAJIKISTAN47.83%
TANZANIA39.41%
THAILAND25.67%
TIMOR-LESTE20.45%
TOGO72.02%
TONGA47.21%
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO14.92%
TUNISIA25.89%
TURKEY22.25%
TURKMENISTAN64.74%
TUVALU4.55%
UGANDA57.58%
UKRAINE33.92%
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES2.17%
URUGUAY2.59%
UZBEKISTAN52.46%
VANUATU46.88%
VATICAN CITY0%
VENEZUELA48.22%
VIETNAM22.08%
YEMEN67.98%
ZAMBIA52.45%
ZIMBABWE37.6%

Source: Visa Interviews Research — aggregate, observational data. Not a prediction of outcomes.