Adjusted B Visa Refusal Rates
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Historical Adjusted B Visa Refusal Rates
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Adjusted B Visa Refusal Rate by Nationality — FY2025
Rank is based solely on the published Adjusted B Visa Refusal Rate for the selected fiscal year. It is a neutral ordering of official figures, not a judgment about any nationality or applicant.
| Rank | Country / Nationality | FY2025 | FY2024 | Change vs FY2024 (pp) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29/198 |  Afghanistan | 63.25 | 48.89 | +14.36 | +29.4% |
| #85/198 |  Albania | 37.32 | 33.37 | +3.95 | +11.8% |
| #55/198 |  Algeria | 51.23 | 50.72 | +0.51 | +1.0% |
| #171/198 |  Andorra | 9.09 | 28.57 | -19.48 | -68.2% |
| #45/198 |  Angola | 54.33 | 49.36 | +4.97 | +10.1% |
| #79/198 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 38.89 | 26.74 | +12.15 | +45.4% |
| #181/198 |  Argentina | 7.47 | 8.90 | -1.43 | -16.1% |
| #42/198 |  Armenia | 56.37 | 59.46 | -3.09 | -5.2% |
| #119/198 |  Australia | 22.93 | 20.67 | +2.26 | +10.9% |
| #172/198 |  Austria | 8.92 | 9.94 | -1.02 | -10.3% |
| #127/198 |  Azerbaijan | 20.91 | 21.46 | -0.55 | -2.6% |
| #150/198 |  Bahamas | 14.46 | 12.81 | +1.65 | +12.9% |
| #117/198 |  Bahrain | 24.01 | 17.83 | +6.18 | +34.7% |
| #33/198 |  Bangladesh | 61.45 | 46.09 | +15.36 | +33.3% |
| #136/198 |  Barbados | 18.46 | 10.81 | +7.65 | +70.8% |
| #108/198 |  Belarus | 26.58 | 28.79 | -2.21 | -7.7% |
| #156/198 |  Belgium | 12.80 | 11.65 | +1.15 | +9.9% |
| #98/198 |  Belize | 32.32 | 29.48 | +2.84 | +9.6% |
| #24/198 |  Benin | 64.58 | 61.49 | +3.09 | +5.0% |
| #43/198 |  Bhutan | 56.03 | 49.46 | +6.57 | +13.3% |
| #104/198 |  Bolivia | 29.83 | 28.93 | +0.90 | +3.1% |
| #146/198 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.89 | 11.64 | +3.25 | +27.9% |
| #80/198 |  Botswana | 38.44 | 32.44 | +6.00 | +18.5% |
| #147/198 |  Brazil | 14.87 | 15.48 | -0.61 | -3.9% |
| #175/198 |  Brunei Darussalam | 8.33 | 4.00 | +4.33 | +108.3% |
| #189/198 |  Bulgaria | 5.11 | 6.02 | -0.91 | -15.1% |
| #11/198 |  Burkina Faso | 71.25 | 58.03 | +13.22 | +22.8% |
| #26/198 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 64.19 | 62.58 | +1.61 | +2.6% |
| #15/198 |  Burundi | 69.23 | 65.52 | +3.71 | +5.7% |
| #102/198 |  Cambodia | 30.71 | 28.32 | +2.39 | +8.4% |
| #34/198 |  Cameroon | 60.55 | 55.57 | +4.98 | +9.0% |
| #50/198 |  Canada | 53.10 | 56.35 | -3.25 | -5.8% |
| #46/198 |  Cape Verde | 53.87 | 52.02 | +1.85 | +3.6% |
| #72/198 |  Central African Republic | 42.60 | 48.46 | -5.86 | -12.1% |
| #31/198 |  Chad | 61.63 | 58.60 | +3.03 | +5.2% |
| #141/198 |  Chile | 16.38 | 20.15 | -3.77 | -18.7% |
| #96/198 |  Colombia | 32.84 | 24.70 | +8.14 | +33.0% |
| #103/198 |  Comoros | 30.19 | 25.42 | +4.77 | +18.8% |
| #143/198 |  Costa Rica | 16.14 | 12.66 | +3.48 | +27.5% |
| #87/198 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 36.79 | 30.08 | +6.71 | +22.3% |
| #148/198 |  Croatia | 14.75 | 11.56 | +3.19 | +27.6% |
| #12/198 |  Cuba | 70.86 | 53.35 | +17.51 | +32.8% |
| #194/198 |  Cyprus | 2.55 | 2.16 | +0.39 | +18.1% |
| #173/198 |  Czech Republic | 8.66 | 7.96 | +0.70 | +8.8% |
| #27/198 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 63.37 | 46.77 | +16.60 | +35.5% |
| #158/198 |  Denmark | 12.59 | 9.25 | +3.34 | +36.1% |
| #32/198 |  Djibouti | 61.47 | 64.71 | -3.24 | -5.0% |
| #71/198 |  Dominica | 42.89 | 35.41 | +7.48 | +21.1% |
| #88/198 |  Dominican Republic | 36.40 | 43.38 | -6.98 | -16.1% |
| #73/198 |  Ecuador | 42.24 | 36.99 | +5.25 | +14.2% |
| #61/198 |  Egypt | 47.61 | 39.77 | +7.84 | +19.7% |
| #38/198 |  El Salvador | 58.22 | 52.65 | +5.57 | +10.6% |
| #16/198 |  Equatorial Guinea | 68.63 | 55.07 | +13.56 | +24.6% |
| #36/198 |  Eritrea | 60.02 | 49.94 | +10.08 | +20.2% |
| #162/198 |  Estonia | 11.33 | 9.79 | +1.54 | +15.7% |
| #56/198 |  Eswatini | 50.87 | 38.44 | +12.43 | +32.3% |
| #47/198 |  Ethiopia | 53.64 | 51.17 | +2.47 | +4.8% |
| #97/198 |  Fiji | 32.83 | 35.25 | -2.42 | -6.9% |
| #137/198 |  Finland | 18.09 | 14.49 | +3.60 | +24.8% |
| #168/198 |  France | 9.67 | 8.50 | +1.17 | +13.8% |
| #67/198 |  Gabon | 44.63 | 27.76 | +16.87 | +60.8% |
| #65/198 |  Georgia | 45.57 | 41.44 | +4.13 | +10.0% |
| #159/198 |  Germany | 12.22 | 10.02 | +2.20 | +22.0% |
| #25/198 |  Ghana | 64.34 | 55.59 | +8.75 | +15.7% |
| #170/198 |  Greece | 9.30 | 10.16 | -0.86 | -8.5% |
| #70/198 |  Grenada | 43.73 | 33.13 | +10.60 | +32.0% |
| #78/198 |  Guatemala | 39.21 | 30.84 | +8.37 | +27.1% |
| #20/198 |  Guinea | 66.90 | 70.25 | -3.35 | -4.8% |
| #7/198 |  Guinea-Bissau | 75.17 | 76.59 | -1.42 | -1.9% |
| #107/198 |  Guyana | 26.61 | 34.25 | -7.64 | -22.3% |
| #58/198 |  Haiti | 50.26 | 47.35 | +2.91 | +6.1% |
| #198/198 |  Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| #64/198 |  Honduras | 46.52 | 42.61 | +3.91 | +9.2% |
| #180/198 | Hong Kong S. A. R. | 7.72 | 6.16 | +1.56 | +25.3% |
| #178/198 |  Hungary | 7.91 | 5.93 | +1.98 | +33.4% |
| #188/198 |  Iceland | 5.43 | 5.80 | -0.37 | -6.4% |
| #122/198 |  India | 22.04 | 16.32 | +5.72 | +35.0% |
| #106/198 |  Indonesia | 26.69 | 20.09 | +6.60 | +32.9% |
| #75/198 |  Iraq | 39.86 | 33.44 | +6.42 | +19.2% |
| #112/198 |  Ireland | 25.12 | 22.19 | +2.93 | +13.2% |
| #30/198 |  Islamic Republic of Iran | 62.44 | 55.54 | +6.90 | +12.4% |
| #163/198 |  Israel | 11.32 | 8.64 | +2.68 | +31.0% |
| #157/198 |  Italy | 12.65 | 10.89 | +1.76 | +16.2% |
| #69/198 |  Jamaica | 44.26 | 43.67 | +0.59 | +1.4% |
| #187/198 |  Japan | 5.68 | 5.76 | -0.08 | -1.4% |
| #41/198 |  Jordan | 56.63 | 45.86 | +10.77 | +23.5% |
| #54/198 |  Kazakhstan | 51.75 | 46.29 | +5.46 | +11.8% |
| #17/198 |  Kenya | 68.23 | 63.32 | +4.91 | +7.8% |
| #191/198 |  Kiribati | 4.50 | 10.81 | -6.31 | -58.4% |
| #91/198 |  Kosovo | 35.00 | 36.52 | -1.52 | -4.2% |
| #184/198 |  Kuwait | 6.06 | 5.50 | +0.56 | +10.2% |
| #37/198 |  Kyrgyzstan | 59.02 | 39.14 | +19.88 | +50.8% |
| #2/198 |  Lao People's Democratic Republic | 84.35 | 82.84 | +1.51 | +1.8% |
| #133/198 |  Latvia | 19.00 | 7.67 | +11.33 | +147.7% |
| #76/198 |  Lebanon | 39.42 | 35.03 | +4.39 | +12.5% |
| #81/198 |  Lesotho | 38.24 | 29.57 | +8.67 | +29.3% |
| #9/198 |  Liberia | 73.01 | 79.38 | -6.37 | -8.0% |
| #99/198 |  Libya | 31.78 | 24.64 | +7.14 | +29.0% |
| #196/198 |  Liechtenstein | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| #126/198 |  Lithuania | 21.32 | 21.04 | +0.28 | +1.3% |
| #153/198 |  Luxembourg | 13.77 | 10.86 | +2.91 | +26.8% |
| #155/198 |  Macau | 13.13 | 9.85 | +3.28 | +33.3% |
| #139/198 |  Madagascar | 17.23 | 13.12 | +4.11 | +31.3% |
| #48/198 |  Malawi | 53.42 | 47.78 | +5.64 | +11.8% |
| #177/198 |  Malaysia | 7.92 | 6.79 | +1.13 | +16.6% |
| #164/198 |  Maldives | 10.60 | 25.82 | -15.22 | -58.9% |
| #44/198 |  Mali | 55.57 | 60.90 | -5.33 | -8.8% |
| #166/198 |  Malta | 10.30 | 12.43 | -2.13 | -17.1% |
| #89/198 |  Marshall Islands | 35.71 | 63.16 | -27.45 | -43.5% |
| #19/198 |  Mauritania | 67.61 | 70.07 | -2.46 | -3.5% |
| #182/198 |  Mauritius | 7.35 | 6.27 | +1.08 | +17.2% |
| #125/198 |  Mexico | 21.36 | 13.87 | +7.49 | +54.0% |
| #1/198 |  Micronesia, Federated States of | 100.00 | 0.00 | +100.00 | — |
| #66/198 |  Moldova, Republic of | 44.76 | 46.99 | -2.23 | -4.7% |
| #197/198 |  Monaco | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| #100/198 |  Mongolia | 31.28 | 39.36 | -8.08 | -20.5% |
| #93/198 |  Montenegro | 33.41 | 36.48 | -3.07 | -8.4% |
| #105/198 |  Morocco | 26.91 | 14.45 | +12.46 | +86.2% |
| #114/198 |  Mozambique | 24.75 | 34.75 | -10.00 | -28.8% |
| #140/198 |  Namibia | 16.54 | 21.95 | -5.41 | -24.6% |
| #116/198 |  Nauru | 24.14 | 0.00 | +24.14 | — |
| #14/198 |  Nepal | 69.47 | 49.47 | +20.00 | +40.4% |
| #138/198 |  Netherlands | 17.42 | 14.79 | +2.63 | +17.8% |
| #123/198 |  New Zealand | 21.94 | 22.79 | -0.85 | -3.7% |
| #49/198 |  Nicaragua | 53.15 | 58.71 | -5.56 | -9.5% |
| #82/198 |  Niger | 38.23 | 38.18 | +0.05 | +0.1% |
| #40/198 |  Nigeria | 57.00 | 46.51 | +10.49 | +22.6% |
| #95/198 |  North Korea | 33.33 | 0.00 | +33.33 | — |
| #142/198 |  Norway | 16.18 | 19.44 | -3.26 | -16.8% |
| #192/198 |  Oman | 3.14 | 4.50 | -1.36 | -30.2% |
| #53/198 |  Pakistan | 52.32 | 45.65 | +6.67 | +14.6% |
| #4/198 |  Palau | 80.00 | 63.64 | +16.36 | +25.7% |
| #35/198 |  Palestinian Authority | 60.26 | 44.51 | +15.75 | +35.4% |
| #183/198 |  Panama | 6.51 | 19.93 | -13.42 | -67.3% |
| #165/198 |  Papua New Guinea | 10.57 | 3.85 | +6.72 | +174.5% |
| #134/198 |  Paraguay | 18.71 | 18.09 | +0.62 | +3.4% |
| #131/198 |  People's Republic of China | 20.21 | 25.37 | -5.16 | -20.3% |
| #128/198 |  Peru | 20.90 | 21.30 | -0.40 | -1.9% |
| #101/198 |  Philippines | 30.76 | 28.33 | +2.43 | +8.6% |
| #161/198 |  Poland | 11.63 | 10.99 | +0.64 | +5.8% |
| #176/198 |  Portugal | 8.19 | 7.91 | +0.28 | +3.5% |
| #167/198 |  Qatar | 9.69 | 4.67 | +5.02 | +107.5% |
| #21/198 |  Republic of the Congo | 64.75 | 48.78 | +15.97 | +32.7% |
| #6/198 |  Republic of The Gambia | 75.29 | 66.03 | +9.26 | +14.0% |
| #174/198 |  Romania | 8.41 | 2.61 | +5.80 | +222.2% |
| #74/198 |  Russian Federation | 40.38 | 38.56 | +1.82 | +4.7% |
| #23/198 |  Rwanda | 64.71 | 55.76 | +8.95 | +16.1% |
| #90/198 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.09 | 26.64 | +8.45 | +31.7% |
| #86/198 |  Saint Lucia | 37.03 | 26.82 | +10.21 | +38.1% |
| #84/198 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37.34 | 26.64 | +10.70 | +40.2% |
| #68/198 |  Samoa | 44.33 | 45.75 | -1.42 | -3.1% |
| #132/198 |  San Marino | 20.00 | 9.09 | +10.91 | +120.0% |
| #113/198 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 25.00 | 50.00 | -25.00 | -50.0% |
| #185/198 |  Saudi Arabia | 5.98 | 7.89 | -1.91 | -24.2% |
| #8/198 |  Senegal | 73.96 | 74.65 | -0.69 | -0.9% |
| #144/198 |  Serbia | 15.20 | 17.77 | -2.57 | -14.5% |
| #154/198 |  Seychelles | 13.22 | 7.59 | +5.63 | +74.2% |
| #13/198 |  Sierra Leone | 70.55 | 69.36 | +1.19 | +1.7% |
| #135/198 |  Singapore | 18.64 | 10.40 | +8.24 | +79.2% |
| #151/198 |  Slovakia | 14.33 | 11.58 | +2.75 | +23.7% |
| #149/198 |  Slovenia | 14.57 | 12.42 | +2.15 | +17.3% |
| #179/198 |  Solomon Islands | 7.84 | 5.00 | +2.84 | +56.8% |
| #3/198 |  Somalia | 83.52 | 77.02 | +6.50 | +8.4% |
| #160/198 |  South Africa | 11.66 | 10.65 | +1.01 | +9.5% |
| #115/198 |  South Korea | 24.73 | 14.97 | +9.76 | +65.2% |
| #5/198 |  South Sudan | 76.09 | 60.35 | +15.74 | +26.1% |
| #118/198 |  Spain | 23.67 | 16.39 | +7.28 | +44.4% |
| #94/198 |  Sri Lanka | 33.35 | 29.76 | +3.59 | +12.1% |
| #28/198 |  Sudan | 63.26 | 54.59 | +8.67 | +15.9% |
| #152/198 |  Suriname | 14.28 | 13.63 | +0.65 | +4.8% |
| #124/198 |  Sweden | 21.77 | 21.46 | +0.31 | +1.4% |
| #186/198 |  Switzerland | 5.82 | 5.39 | +0.43 | +8.0% |
| #57/198 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 50.69 | 45.84 | +4.85 | +10.6% |
| #169/198 | Taiwan | 9.45 | 5.22 | +4.23 | +81.0% |
| #60/198 |  Tajikistan | 47.83 | 45.24 | +2.59 | +5.7% |
| #110/198 |  Thailand | 25.67 | 22.50 | +3.17 | +14.1% |
| #111/198 |  The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.55 | 28.00 | -2.45 | -8.7% |
| #129/198 |  Timor-Leste | 20.45 | 6.25 | +14.20 | +227.2% |
| #10/198 |  Togo | 72.02 | 66.60 | +5.42 | +8.1% |
| #62/198 |  Tonga | 47.21 | 47.33 | -0.12 | -0.3% |
| #145/198 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 14.92 | 18.18 | -3.26 | -17.9% |
| #109/198 |  Tunisia | 25.89 | 23.21 | +2.68 | +11.5% |
| #120/198 |  Türkiye | 22.25 | 19.78 | +2.47 | +12.5% |
| #22/198 |  Turkmenistan | 64.74 | 58.80 | +5.94 | +10.1% |
| #190/198 |  Tuvalu | 4.55 | 8.33 | -3.78 | -45.4% |
| #39/198 |  Uganda | 57.58 | 47.29 | +10.29 | +21.8% |
| #92/198 |  Ukraine | 33.92 | 33.45 | +0.47 | +1.4% |
| #195/198 |  United Arab Emirates | 2.17 | 1.46 | +0.71 | +48.6% |
| #130/198 |  United Kingdom | 20.44 | 18.03 | +2.41 | +13.4% |
| #77/198 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 39.41 | 36.69 | +2.72 | +7.4% |
| #193/198 |  Uruguay | 2.59 | 2.63 | -0.04 | -1.5% |
| #51/198 |  Uzbekistan | 52.46 | 64.41 | -11.95 | -18.6% |
| #63/198 |  Vanuatu | 46.88 | 46.23 | +0.65 | +1.4% |
| #59/198 |  Venezuela | 48.22 | 37.40 | +10.82 | +28.9% |
| #121/198 |  Vietnam | 22.08 | 22.12 | -0.04 | -0.2% |
| #18/198 |  Yemen | 67.98 | 58.07 | +9.91 | +17.1% |
| #52/198 |  Zambia | 52.45 | 44.97 | +7.48 | +16.6% |
| #83/198 |  Zimbabwe | 37.60 | 39.47 | -1.87 | -4.7% |