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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Estonia
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.
Nationals of Estonia were issued 164 U.S. nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, up 73% on September 2024 (95), the 130th largest nationality of 203 in the month's table.
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 1,559 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Estonia in FY2024, 0% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 156th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 1,295 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were P1 (internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group) with 61, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 19 and B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 17. 5 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Estonia in the same month, led by F3 (4) and F1 (1).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Estonia was 11.33% in FY2025, below the Europe median of 15.20%; it was 9.79% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
In the Diversity Visa program, 17 entrants chargeable to Estonia were selected for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees that year; the count was 23 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 U.S. post in Estonia (Tallinn) issued 216 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Europe region and the world
| Measure | Estonia | Europe (55 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 1,559 | 1,012,314 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 8,239 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 164 | 68,373 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | +73% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 5 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 11.33% | 15.20% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 17 | — | 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, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 395 | 25.3% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 346 | 22.2% |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 147 | 9.4% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 140 | 9% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 132 | 8.5% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 106 | 6.8% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 42 | 2.7% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 32 | 2.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 1.7% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 25 | 1.6% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 1.3% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 18 | 1.2% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 1.1% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 17 | 1.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 1% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 12 | 0.8% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.6% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.6% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.6% |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 8 | 0.5% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 6 | 0.4% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.3% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.2% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.2% |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 61 | 37.2% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 19 | 11.6% |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 17 | 10.4% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 16 | 9.8% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 13 | 7.9% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 4.3% |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 7 | 4.3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 4 | 2.4% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 2.4% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 1.8% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 1.8% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 1.2% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 1.2% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 1.2% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.6% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.6% |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.6% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.6% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 80% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 20% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 1,514 | 335 | 553 | 208 | — |
| FY2016 | 1,499 | 256 | 582 | 182 | -1% |
| FY2017 | 1,449 | 235 | 601 | 197 | -3% |
| FY2018 | 1,547 | 220 | 622 | 231 | +7% |
| FY2019 | 1,520 | 202 | 665 | 221 | -2% |
| FY2020 | 653 | 119 | 161 | 70 | -57% |
| FY2021 | 691 | 60 | 230 | 77 | +6% |
| FY2022 | 1,253 | 202 | 461 | 176 | +81% |
| FY2023 | 1,295 | 288 | 387 | 121 | +3% |
| FY2024 | 1,559 | 352 | 527 | 167 | +20% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Estonia. Grey bar: Europe median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Estonia | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 40 | 0% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 34 | 0% | 83,910 |
| DV-2018 | 61 | 0.1% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 26 | 0% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 30 | 0% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 18 | 0% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 24 | 0% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 17 | 0% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 33 | 0% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 23 | 0% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 17 | 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.
U.S. posts in Estonia
- Tallinn: 216 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Estonia?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 11.33% in FY2025 against a Europe median of 15.20%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Estonia last year?
1,559 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 164 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Estonia?
164 nonimmigrant visas, up 73% on September 2024 (95). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Estonia receive most?
J1 (395), B1/B2 (346), NATO2 (147), A2 (140) and C1/D (132) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Estonia have?
17 for DV-2026, 0% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 24, DV-2023 17, DV-2024 33, DV-2025 23. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Estonia apply?
Tallinn is the U.S. post in Estonia. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
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.