Department of State Releases 2019 Visa Refusal Statistics — and They Ain’t Pretty

Posted on January 6, 2020

Visa refusals continue to skyrocket under the Trump Administration — and it doesn’t seem to matter whether the applicants are from countries considered “friends” or “foes” of the United States. While the refusal rates for some countries, such as Vietnam, Philippines and Pakistan, have remained relatively stable, other countries have seen a significant jump. Brazil, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and China have each seen increases of more than 25% over the past two years, with India and Mexico not far behind. Below are the visa refusal statistics for B visas for fiscal years 2017–2019.

Country	% of B Visa Applicants Refused in FY-2017	% of B Visa Applicants Refused in FY-2018	% of B Visa Applicants Refused in FY-2019	% Increase from FY-2017 to FY-2019
Brazil	12.34	12.73	18.48	49.75
China	14.57	17	18.22	25.05
India	23.29	26.07	27.75	19.14
Mexico	22.5	24.93	26.66	18.48
Nigeria	44.95	57.47	67.20	49.49
Pakistan	49.4	47.89	48.26
Philippines	25.54	27.07	24.40
Russia	11.61	14.89	15.19	30.83
Turkey	17.86	17.49	19.19	7.44
Ukraine	34.54	40.97	45.06	30.45
Uzbekistan	50.29	61.76	68.06	35.33
Vietnam	24.06	26.2	23.70

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