U.S. visas issued to nationals of North Macedonia
Region: Europe.
The Report of the Visa Office gives 6,894 nonimmigrant visas to nationals of North Macedonia in FY2024.
In September 2025, nationals of North Macedonia received 556 nonimmigrant visas.
In September 2025, posts issued 44 immigrant visas to applicants charged to North Macedonia.
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B visas of nationals of North Macedonia was 25.55% in FY2025.
For DV-2026, the Department's page counts 165 prospective applicants charged to North Macedonia.
Wait times at the U.S. posts in North Macedonia
- Skopje B1/B2 under 0.5 month, read
A post issues visas to applicants of all nationalities. Nationals of North Macedonia can also apply at a post in a different country. Under 0.5 month means less than 15 days.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
Nonimmigrant visas by fiscal year, FY2012 to FY2024
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitor (B) | Student and exchange (F, M, J) | Worker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6,894 | 5,042 | 1,088 | 205 |
| FY2023 | 7,530 | 5,814 | 852 | 240 |
| FY2022 | 4,823 | 3,452 | 571 | 261 |
| FY2021 | 1,039 | 289 | 244 | 224 |
| FY2020 | 2,405 | 1,861 | 117 | 120 |
| FY2019 | 6,138 | 3,732 | 1,629 | 124 |
| FY2018 | 6,911 | 4,339 | 1,713 | 149 |
| FY2017 | 6,773 | 3,995 | 1,794 | 125 |
| FY2016 | 6,189 | 3,674 | 1,576 | 109 |
| FY2015 | 5,505 | 3,261 | 1,487 | 95 |
| FY2014 | 6,084 | 3,363 | 1,620 | 129 |
| FY2013 | 6,779 | 3,414 | 2,052 | 124 |
| FY2012 | 7,555 | 3,941 | 2,465 | 162 |
Adjusted refusal rate for B visas, FY2012 to FY2025
The Department calculates this rate for B visitor visas, by nationality. The mark on each bar is the middle rate of the nationalities in Europe.
| Fiscal year | North Macedonia | Middle rate, Europe | Middle rate, all |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 25.55% | 15.20% | 31.28% |
| FY2024 | 28.00% | 12.43% | 28.00% |
| FY2023 | 29.13% | 16.22% | 25.82% |
| FY2022 | 26.29% | 14.81% | 21.65% |
| FY2021 | 12.31% | 16.57% | 18.48% |
| FY2020 | 29.62% | 20.82% | 27.67% |
| FY2019 | 36.19% | 16.53% | 26.74% |
| FY2018 | 31.29% | 15.05% | 26.08% |
| FY2017 | 28.69% | 13.92% | 23.67% |
| FY2016 | 33.84% | 14.83% | 22.79% |
| FY2015 | 36.08% | 16.28% | 21.15% |
| FY2014 | 29.80% | 15.60% | 20.45% |
| FY2013 | 27.00% | 15.30% | 22.10% |
| FY2012 | 20.70% | 16.40% | 22.10% |
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | The Department's description | Visas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,008 | 72.6% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 976 | 14.2% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 177 | 2.6% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 99 | 1.4% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 94 | 1.4% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 90 | 1.3% |
| 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 | 78 | 1.1% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 69 | 1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 51 | 0.7% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 40 | 0.6% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 33 | 0.5% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 30 | 0.4% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 28 | 0.4% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.3% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 19 | 0.3% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 12 | 0.2% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 11 | 0.2% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 7 | 0.1% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.1% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0% |
| NATO1 | Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO resident in the U.S. and resident members of official staff; principal NATO officers; and immediate family | 3 | 0% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 1 | 0% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% |
Visas issued in September 2025
The newest monthly table of the Department is of September 2025. A year before, in September 2024, nationals of North Macedonia received 553 nonimmigrant visas. The count of September 2025 is 1% more than the count of September 2024.
| Class | The Department's description | Visas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 503 | 90.5% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 2.7% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 11 | 2% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 5 | 0.9% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.9% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 3 | 0.5% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.5% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0.4% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.4% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2 | 0.4% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.2% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.2% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.2% |
| 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 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Class | The Department's description | Visas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 18.2% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 15.9% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 15.9% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 11.4% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 9.1% |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 9.1% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 9.1% |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 4.5% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2.3% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 2.3% |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 2.3% |
Nonimmigrant visas by month, October 2022 to September 2025
Diversity Visa prospective applicants, DV-2016 to DV-2026
| Program year | Prospective applicants | Share of the total |
|---|---|---|
| DV-2026 | 165 | 0.1% |
| DV-2025 | 188 | 0.1% |
| DV-2024 | 258 | 0.2% |
| DV-2023 | 258 | 0.2% |
| DV-2022 | 293 | 0.2% |
| DV-2021 | 336 | 0.3% |
| DV-2020 | 249 | 0.3% |
| DV-2019 | 270 | 0.3% |
| DV-2018 | 514 | 0.4% |
| DV-2017 | 286 | 0.3% |
| DV-2016 | 258 | 0.3% |
Official pages
The Department's website refuses automatic requests. So each address was checked on in an archive copy of the page.
- Visa StatisticsThe Department's tables of visas issued. Archive copy of .
- Global Visa Wait TimesThe Department's table of wait times at all posts. Archive copy of .
Cite this page
Consulate Report, "US visas and refusal rate: nationals of North Macedonia", https://consulatereport.com/country/north-macedonia/. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Yearly tables through FY2024. Monthly tables through September 2025.
The address of this page does not change.
Where the figures come from
- Fiscal years and classes: the Report of the Visa Office, nonimmigrant detail table.
- Months: the Department's monthly tables by nationality, through September 2025.
- Refusal rates: the Department's tables of adjusted refusal rates for B visas, one table for each fiscal year.
- DV prospective applicants: the Department's pages of selected entrants. The pages give counts only.
- Errors: report an error.
Questions
What was the B visa refusal rate for nationals of North Macedonia?
The adjusted refusal rate was 25.55% in FY2025. It was 28.00% in FY2024. In FY2025, the middle rate of the nationalities in Europe was 15.20%.
Which visa classes did nationals of North Macedonia receive most?
The Report of the Visa Office lists these classes with the most visas in FY2024: B1/B2 (5,008), J1 (976) and C1/D (177). The tables on this page give the Department's description of each code.
Where are the U.S. posts in North Macedonia?
The Department's tables list one post in North Macedonia: Skopje.