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Cocos Islands
U.S. visas issued to nationals of Cocos Islands
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.
In September 2025, 0 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Cocos Islands; that is after none in September 2024.
The Department's Report of the Visa Office annual tables on this site do not list Cocos Islands; the Department publishes annual totals separately and this site does not add monthly reports together.
The Department's annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate table does not list Cocos Islands.
In the Diversity Visa program, 55 entrants chargeable to Cocos Islands were selected for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees that year; the count was 53 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with other nationalities and the world
| Measure | Cocos Islands | Region | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 0 | — | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | — | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 0 | — | 45,966 |
| DV-2026 selectees | 55 | — | 129,516 |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, September 2025
No nonimmigrant issuances to nationals of Cocos Islands are listed for September 2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Cocos Islands | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 1 | 0% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 3 | 0% | 83,910 |
| DV-2020 | 9 | 0% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 19 | 0% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 2 | 0% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 3 | 0% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 3 | 0% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 53 | 0% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 55 | 0% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Cocos Islands?
The Department's adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables do not list Cocos Islands.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Cocos Islands last year?
The annual tables on this site do not list Cocos Islands. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 0 nonimmigrant visas were issued to its nationals; the Department publishes annual totals separately.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Cocos Islands?
0 nonimmigrant visas, after none in September 2024. Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Cocos Islands receive most?
No nonimmigrant issuances are listed for the latest month.
How many DV lottery selectees did Cocos Islands have?
55 for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 2, DV-2023 3, DV-2024 3, DV-2025 53. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Cocos Islands apply?
This site's post table lists no U.S. post in Cocos Islands; nationals apply at posts in other countries.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.