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Below are the visitor visa refusal statistics for FY-2024 and FY-2025. These statistics relate to B visitor visas and do not include other nonimmigrant visa categories.

The newly released numbers show that refusal rates increased for many countries in FY-2025, although the trend was not universal. Some countries experienced only minor fluctuations, while others saw dramatic increases in refusals within a single fiscal year. Countries such as Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Egypt all recorded refusal rates above 45% in FY-2025, with several exceeding 60%. At the same time, countries such as Argentina, Malaysia, Brazil, and South Africa continued to maintain comparatively lower refusal rates.

Below are the visa refusal statistics for the 2019-2023 period. These are the statistics for B Visitor Visas, not for other categories.

While some country’s visa refusal statistics have remained relatively steady, some have trended positively and others are headed in the wrong direction. For example, the refusal rate for Indians has dropped substantially since 2019 – from nearly 28% in 2019 to about 11% in 2023. However, for those who see the glass as “half empty,” they would point to the large increase from 2022 to 2023: from 6.54% to 10.99%.