Consulate Report

Nationalities

Visa issuances and refusal rates by nationality

Every nationality in the Department's monthly issuance tables, annual detail tables, adjusted refusal-rate tables or Diversity Visa selectee lists. Refusal rates cover B (visitor) visas only and are the Department's own calculation for FY2025. Yearly figures are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly figures are the latest report alone.

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.

NationalityRegionNIV, FY2024 (Report of the Visa Office)NIV, Sep 2025vs year earlierB refusal rate FY2025DV selecteesPosts
MexicoNorth America2,408,789184,763-16%21.36%—11
IndiaAsia1,374,77591,404-17%22.04%—5
BrazilSouth America1,172,51884,178-14%14.87%—5
China - mainlandAsia818,72792,098+30%20.21%—6
ColombiaSouth America473,25047,867+22%32.84%—1
PhilippinesAsia301,92319,676-18%30.76%—1
ArgentinaSouth America291,30331,362+8%7.47%124 (DV-2026)1
EcuadorSouth America241,88216,108-18%42.24%1,270 (DV-2026)2
Dominican RepublicNorth America166,88315,025+3%36.40%—1
PeruSouth America153,46113,452-10%20.90%1,596 (DV-2026)1
VietnamAsia149,14612,407+30%22.08%—2
TurkeyEurope134,52111,760+4%22.25%3,191 (DV-2026)3
PakistanAsia123,5285,714-43%52.32%—3
JamaicaNorth America118,5386,938+3%44.26%—1
GuatemalaNorth America99,6838,452-3%39.21%367 (DV-2026)1
Great Britain and Northern IrelandEurope93,7835,402-25%20.44%10 (DV-2026)
RomaniaEurope91,8944,248-62%8.41%161 (DV-2026)1
NigeriaAfrica87,2791,822-78%57.00%—2
Costa RicaNorth America83,08011,716+78%16.14%99 (DV-2026)1
IndonesiaAsia80,7285,220-14%26.69%385 (DV-2026)2
HondurasNorth America78,1634,412-56%46.52%74 (DV-2021)1
South AfricaAfrica76,3044,308-27%11.66%187 (DV-2026)4
EgyptAfrica75,5162,261-53%47.61%5,527 (DV-2026)1
Korea, SouthAsia74,8284,405+24%24.73%—1
Saudi ArabiaAsia69,5254,508-28%5.98%577 (DV-2026)3
GermanyEurope69,3634,405-4%12.22%420 (DV-2026)3
ThailandAsia66,6296,068+41%25.67%360 (DV-2026)2
VenezuelaSouth America66,418118-98%48.22%1,800 (DV-2022)1
JapanAsia64,0315,106+1%5.68%141 (DV-2026)5
El SalvadorNorth America63,7904,504-21%58.22%—1
RussiaEurope59,1653,824-13%40.38%5,510 (DV-2026)4
Hong Kong S.A.R.Asia58,7544,284+17%7.72%569 (DV-2021)1
Trinidad and TobagoNorth America55,5863,172-22%14.92%139 (DV-2026)1
FranceEurope53,4203,795+9%9.67%309 (DV-2026)2
SpainEurope48,3373,482+8%23.67%84 (DV-2026)2
BangladeshAsia48,0942,016-44%61.45%—1
IsraelAsia44,8942,725-17%11.32%153 (DV-2026)1
NepalAsia42,0411,215-61%69.47%3,933 (DV-2026)1
ItalyEurope41,6562,711-12%12.65%267 (DV-2026)4
UkraineEurope41,5524,667+25%33.92%5,283 (DV-2026)1
MalaysiaAsia38,8702,753-11%7.92%17 (DV-2026)1
AustraliaOceania38,8042,172-20%22.93%599 (DV-2026)4
MoroccoAfrica34,8742,435-7%26.91%3,670 (DV-2026)1
GhanaAfrica34,1421,255-52%64.34%1,642 (DV-2026)1
JordanAsia33,5411,105-65%56.63%1,092 (DV-2026)1
PanamaNorth America32,1615,645+32%6.51%36 (DV-2026)1
BoliviaSouth America30,8433,326+28%29.83%269 (DV-2026)1
TaiwanAsia30,5631,650-12%9.45%247 (DV-2026)2
KazakhstanEurope30,1671,764-32%51.75%2,723 (DV-2026)2
UruguaySouth America29,3192,377+55%2.59%13 (DV-2026)1
AlbaniaEurope28,4131,572-28%37.32%1,590 (DV-2026)1
GuyanaSouth America27,8322,079-6%26.61%24 (DV-2026)1
EthiopiaAfrica25,847762-59%53.64%3,287 (DV-2026)1
ChileSouth America24,5891,929+6%16.38%83 (DV-2026)1
KenyaAfrica24,2781,611-18%68.23%3,949 (DV-2026)1
SerbiaEurope22,2711,7510%15.20%324 (DV-2026)1
AlgeriaAfrica21,5571,390-35%51.23%5,457 (DV-2026)1
BulgariaEurope20,141985-22%5.11%142 (DV-2026)1
United Arab EmiratesAsia19,7251,084-37%2.17%154 (DV-2026)2
MongoliaAsia19,0942,603+74%31.28%227 (DV-2026)1
PolandEurope18,0131,386+19%11.63%343 (DV-2026)2
LebanonAsia17,838875-43%39.42%141 (DV-2026)1
NicaraguaNorth America17,4911,506+66%53.15%167 (DV-2026)1
ArmeniaEurope17,381928-39%56.37%2,639 (DV-2026)1
IranAsia17,30595-94%62.44%4,137 (DV-2026)
Bahamas, TheNorth America16,9251,931+49%14.46%23 (DV-2026)1
NetherlandsEurope16,4051,193-2%17.42%24 (DV-2026)1
ZimbabweAfrica15,994519-62%37.60%327 (DV-2026)1
IrelandEurope15,925694-20%25.12%30 (DV-2026)1
ParaguaySouth America15,6741,454+41%18.71%19 (DV-2026)1
KuwaitAsia14,612675-41%6.06%101 (DV-2026)1
SwedenEurope14,141829-27%21.77%34 (DV-2026)1
BurmaAsia13,86014-99%64.19%1,540 (DV-2026)1
Sri LankaAsia13,809853-20%33.35%1,028 (DV-2026)1
KyrgyzstanEurope12,639233-76%59.02%3,324 (DV-2026)1
CambodiaAsia12,423387-57%30.71%811 (DV-2026)1
CubaNorth America12,23462-94%70.86%2,348 (DV-2025)1
CameroonAfrica12,219360-69%60.55%3,533 (DV-2026)1
Congo, Democratic Republic of theAfrica12,056467-46%63.37%2,210 (DV-2026)1
CanadaNorth America11,782880-18%53.10%—7
PortugalEurope11,495749-5%8.19%40 (DV-2026)2
BarbadosNorth America10,920890-1%18.46%3 (DV-2026)1
AzerbaijanEurope10,867963-8%20.91%1,817 (DV-2026)1
GeorgiaEurope10,335773-46%45.57%1,406 (DV-2026)1
UzbekistanEurope10,1361,258+83%52.46%3,754 (DV-2026)1
BelizeNorth America10,128594-11%32.32%2 (DV-2026)1
SingaporeAsia10,052743+17%18.64%6 (DV-2026)1
SwitzerlandEurope10,034686+8%5.82%22 (DV-2026)1
UgandaAfrica9,666353-56%57.58%1,513 (DV-2026)1
Cote d'IvoireAfrica9,255385-40%—926 (DV-2026)1
BelgiumEurope9,169633-10%12.80%26 (DV-2026)1
BelarusEurope8,883736-7%26.58%1,545 (DV-2026)1
TunisiaAfrica8,8781,017+6%25.89%202 (DV-2026)1
New ZealandOceania8,713407-18%21.94%229 (DV-2026)1
TanzaniaAfrica8,648568-28%39.41%404 (DV-2026)1
HungaryEurope8,273549-9%7.91%121 (DV-2026)1
GreeceEurope8,239574-5%9.30%58 (DV-2026)1
HaitiNorth America7,92261-93%50.26%—1
QatarAsia7,901219-72%9.69%66 (DV-2026)1
KosovoEurope7,801453-21%35.00%172 (DV-2026)1
DenmarkEurope7,728457-9%12.59%8 (DV-2026)1
IraqAsia7,607826-4%39.86%616 (DV-2026)2
NorwayEurope7,529403-15%16.18%6 (DV-2026)1
AustriaEurope7,358539-14%8.92%35 (DV-2026)1
North MacedoniaEurope6,894556+1%25.55%165 (DV-2026)1
MontenegroEurope6,845368-27%33.41%57 (DV-2026)1
SenegalAfrica6,666208-72%73.96%478 (DV-2026)1
SurinameSouth America6,544301-52%14.28%8 (DV-2026)1
Bosnia-HerzegovinaEurope6,215356-23%14.89%51 (DV-2026)1
Czech RepublicEurope5,901322-12%8.66%44 (DV-2026)1
SyriaAsia5,434237-50%50.69%624 (DV-2026)1
CyprusEurope5,404354+6%2.55%8 (DV-2026)1
AngolaAfrica5,216227-59%54.33%763 (DV-2026)1
FinlandEurope4,666325-8%18.09%20 (DV-2026)1
Saint LuciaNorth America4,323252-32%37.03%9 (DV-2026)
CroatiaEurope4,314254+15%14.75%14 (DV-2026)1
BahrainAsia4,2092710%24.01%18 (DV-2026)1
SudanAfrica4,19885-80%63.26%5,226 (DV-2026)1
RwandaAfrica4,108176-37%64.71%1,252 (DV-2026)1
SlovakiaEurope4,082218+28%14.33%26 (DV-2026)1
MoldovaEurope4,041238-31%44.76%1,208 (DV-2026)1
Cabo VerdeAfrica3,96858-84%53.87%35 (DV-2026)1
GrenadaNorth America3,788147-48%43.73%5 (DV-2026)1
MauritiusAfrica3,777280+14%7.35%2 (DV-2026)1
FijiOceania3,742231-9%32.83%2,094 (DV-2026)1
YemenAsia3,71121-95%67.98%2,449 (DV-2026)1
ZambiaAfrica3,698134-70%52.45%236 (DV-2026)1
Saint Kitts and NevisNorth America3,649191-35%35.09%11 (DV-2026)
OmanAsia3,572324+7%3.14%11 (DV-2026)1
Antigua and BarbudaNorth America3,517177-32%38.89%2 (DV-2026)
Sierra LeoneAfrica3,26838-88%70.55%639 (DV-2026)1
DominicaNorth America3,259139-51%42.89%8 (DV-2026)
MadagascarAfrica3,153220-25%17.23%48 (DV-2026)1
MalawiAfrica3,14967-71%53.42%159 (DV-2026)1
Burkina FasoAfrica3,059125-52%71.25%252 (DV-2026)1
LithuaniaEurope2,972158-19%21.32%79 (DV-2026)1
LibyaAfrica2,95541-91%31.78%276 (DV-2026)1
MaliAfrica2,952159-38%55.57%268 (DV-2026)1
LatviaEurope2,857153-25%19.00%53 (DV-2026)1
TurkmenistanEurope2,83979-71%64.74%2,542 (DV-2026)1
AfghanistanAsia2,81414-94%63.25%4,200 (DV-2026)1
BeninAfrica2,738168-26%64.58%1,064 (DV-2026)1
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America2,718166-19%37.34%8 (DV-2026)
TogoAfrica2,71563-72%72.02%2,473 (DV-2026)1
GuineaAfrica2,501302-23%66.90%1,051 (DV-2026)1
TajikistanEurope2,473200-14%47.83%3,708 (DV-2026)1
Macau S.A.R.Asia2,447155-16%13.13%5 (DV-2026)
MozambiqueAfrica2,370230-3%24.75%4 (DV-2026)1
Congo, Republic of theAfrica2,349117-12%64.75%448 (DV-2026)1
LiberiaAfrica2,230201+30%73.01%1,593 (DV-2026)1
LaosAsia2,11660-72%84.35%68 (DV-2026)1
Gambia, TheAfrica2,10833-87%75.29%198 (DV-2026)1
BotswanaAfrica1,851234+49%38.44%7 (DV-2026)1
IcelandEurope1,76256-7%5.43%5 (DV-2025)1
GabonAfrica1,70053-76%44.63%62 (DV-2026)1
EstoniaEurope1,559164+73%11.33%17 (DV-2026)1
NamibiaAfrica1,535192+18%16.54%3 (DV-2026)1
EritreaAfrica1,4815-97%60.02%206 (DV-2026)1
Papua New GuineaOceania1,36774-46%10.57%14 (DV-2026)1
SloveniaEurope1,349102-20%14.57%6 (DV-2026)1
ChadAfrica1,34863-60%61.63%482 (DV-2026)1
NigerAfrica1,25734-67%38.23%109 (DV-2026)1
BurundiAfrica1,19922-78%69.23%1,616 (DV-2026)1
TongaOceania1,182104-35%47.21%100 (DV-2026)
SamoaOceania93883-38%44.33%14 (DV-2026)1
MauritaniaAfrica93262-52%67.61%261 (DV-2026)1
BhutanAsia91436-60%56.03%278 (DV-2026)
Equatorial GuineaAfrica85850-36%68.63%12 (DV-2026)1
South SudanAfrica71933-70%76.09%72 (DV-2026)1
EswatiniAfrica70862-30%50.87%3 (DV-2026)1
LuxembourgEurope50822-42%13.77%4 (DV-2025)1
MaldivesAsia48833-3%10.60%1 (DV-2024)
SomaliaAfrica42038-5%83.52%1,554 (DV-2026)
LesothoAfrica40632-51%38.24%6 (DV-2026)1
DjiboutiAfrica40234-45%61.47%204 (DV-2026)1
MaltaEurope38338-10%10.30%3 (DV-2025)1
Timor-LesteAsia3018-72%20.45%1 (DV-2026)1
Central African RepublicAfrica29040-18%42.60%19 (DV-2026)1
BruneiAsia26230-21%8.33%2 (DV-2022)1
SeychellesAfrica25517-11%13.22%7 (DV-2022)
KiribatiOceania24717+240%4.50%15 (DV-2026)
Solomon IslandsOceania21216-11%7.84%4 (DV-2026)
VanuatuOceania20213-24%46.88%13 (DV-2026)
Guinea-BissauAfrica17020-44%75.17%10 (DV-2026)
ComorosAfrica13627+42%30.19%12 (DV-2026)
TuvaluOceania1367-42%4.55%4 (DV-2025)
NauruOceania1241-92%24.14%8 (DV-2026)
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica768-50%25.00%3 (DV-2025)
AndorraEurope6410%9.09%3 (DV-2025)
LiechtensteinEurope6330%0.00%1 (DV-2025)
Marshall IslandsOceania489+200%35.71%2 (DV-2022)1
Korea, NorthAsia4217+13%33.33%1 (DV-2025)
San MarinoEurope360-100%20.00%1 (DV-2019)
MonacoEurope302—0.00%1 (DV-2024)
Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania292-78%100.00%1 (DV-2026)1
Vatican CityEurope232-33%0.00%4 (DV-2019)
PalauOceania212—80.00%3 (DV-2026)1
Cayman Islands—122+31%——
Turks and Caicos Islands—16-57%——
British Virgin Islands—8+300%——
Gibraltar—6+500%——
Bermuda—3-86%——1
Anguilla—1-50%——
Western Sahara—1—0.00% (FY2020)2 (DV-2026)
Aruba—0——4 (DV-2026)
British Indian Ocean Territory—0———
Christmas Island—0——1 (DV-2026)
Cocos Islands—0——55 (DV-2026)
Cook Islands—0——24 (DV-2026)
Curacao—0——1 (DV-2024)1
Falkland Islands—0———
Faroe Islands—0——1 (DV-2025)
French Polynesia—0——1 (DV-2026)
Greenland—0——1 (DV-2025)
Guadeloupe—0———
Jerusalem—0———1
Montserrat—0———
New Caledonia—0——4 (DV-2026)
Niue—0——1 (DV-2025)
Norfolk Island—0——6 (DV-2022)
Palestinian Authority—0—40.64% (FY2016)—
Pitcairn—0———
Saint Barthelemy—0——2 (DV-2025)
Saint Maarten—0——1 (DV-2024)
Saint Martin—0——5 (DV-2022)
St. Helena—0———
St. Pierre and Miquelon—0——1 (DV-2019)
Svalbard—0——1 (DV-2019)
Tokelau—0——4 (DV-2026)
Wallis and Futuna—0——1 (DV-2016)

Regions

Regions follow the grouping in the Report of the Visa Office: North America, Asia, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania. Median B-visa refusal rate across all nationalities listed in FY2025: 31.28%.