US visitor visa refusal rate by country
All nationalities, ranked highest to lowest for FY2025, with the full published trend.
| # | Country | Region | FY2025 | vs prior year | 2006–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Laos | East & Southeast Asia | 84.35% | ▲ +1.51 pts | |
| 3 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.52% | ▲ +6.50 pts | |
| 5 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.09% | ▲ +15.74 pts | |
| 6 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.29% | ▲ +9.26 pts | |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.17% | ▼ -1.42 pts | |
| 8 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.96% | ▼ -0.69 pts | |
| 9 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.01% | ▼ -6.37 pts | |
| 10 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.02% | ▲ +5.42 pts | |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.25% | ▲ +13.22 pts | |
| 12 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.86% | ▲ +17.51 pts | |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.55% | ▲ +1.19 pts | |
| 14 | Nepal | South Asia | 69.47% | ▲ +20.00 pts | |
| 15 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.23% | ▲ +3.71 pts | |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.63% | ▲ +13.56 pts | |
| 17 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.23% | ▲ +4.91 pts | |
| 18 | Yemen | Middle East & North Africa | 67.98% | ▲ +9.91 pts | |
| 19 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.61% | ▼ -2.46 pts | |
| 20 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.90% | ▼ -3.35 pts | |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.75% | ▲ +15.97 pts | |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 64.74% | ▲ +5.94 pts | |
| 23 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.71% | ▲ +8.95 pts | |
| 24 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.58% | ▲ +3.09 pts | |
| 25 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.34% | ▲ +8.75 pts | |
| 26 | Myanmar (Burma) | East & Southeast Asia | 64.19% | ▲ +1.61 pts | |
| 27 | DR Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.37% | ▲ +16.60 pts | |
| 28 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.26% | ▲ +8.67 pts | |
| 29 | Afghanistan | South Asia | 63.25% | ▲ +14.36 pts | |
| 30 | Iran | Middle East & North Africa | 62.44% | ▲ +6.90 pts | |
| 31 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.63% | ▲ +3.03 pts | |
| 32 | Djibouti | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.47% | ▼ -3.24 pts | |
| 33 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 61.45% | ▲ +15.36 pts | |
| 34 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.55% | ▲ +4.98 pts | |
| 35 | Palestinian Authority | Middle East & North Africa | 60.26% | ▲ +15.75 pts | |
| 36 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.02% | ▲ +10.08 pts | |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 59.02% | ▲ +19.88 pts | |
| 38 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.22% | ▲ +5.57 pts | |
| 39 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.58% | ▲ +10.29 pts | |
| 40 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.00% | ▲ +10.49 pts | |
| 41 | Jordan | Middle East & North Africa | 56.63% | ▲ +10.77 pts | |
| 42 | Armenia | Central Asia & Caucasus | 56.37% | ▼ -3.09 pts | |
| 43 | Bhutan | South Asia | 56.03% | ▲ +6.57 pts | |
| 44 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.57% | ▼ -5.33 pts | |
| 45 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.33% | ▲ +4.97 pts | |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.87% | ▲ +1.85 pts | |
| 47 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.64% | ▲ +2.47 pts | |
| 48 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.42% | ▲ +5.64 pts | |
| 49 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.15% | ▼ -5.56 pts | |
| 50 | Canada | Other | 53.10% | ▼ -3.25 pts | |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 52.46% | ▼ -11.95 pts | |
| 52 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.45% | ▲ +7.48 pts | |
| 53 | Pakistan | South Asia | 52.32% | ▲ +6.67 pts | |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 51.75% | ▲ +5.46 pts | |
| 55 | Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | 51.23% | ▲ +0.51 pts | |
| 56 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.87% | ▲ +12.43 pts | |
| 57 | Syria | Middle East & North Africa | 50.69% | ▲ +4.85 pts | |
| 58 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.26% | ▲ +2.91 pts | |
| 59 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.22% | ▲ +10.82 pts | |
| 60 | Tajikistan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 47.83% | ▲ +2.59 pts | |
| 61 | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | 47.61% | ▲ +7.84 pts | |
| 62 | Tonga | Oceania | 47.21% | ▼ -0.12 pts | |
| 63 | Vanuatu | Oceania | 46.88% | ▲ +0.65 pts | |
| 64 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.52% | ▲ +3.91 pts | |
| 65 | Georgia | Central Asia & Caucasus | 45.57% | ▲ +4.13 pts | |
| 66 | Moldova | Europe | 44.76% | ▼ -2.23 pts | |
| 67 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.63% | ▲ +16.87 pts | |
| 68 | Samoa | Oceania | 44.33% | ▼ -1.42 pts | |
| 69 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.26% | ▲ +0.59 pts | |
| 70 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.73% | ▲ +10.60 pts | |
| 71 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.89% | ▲ +7.48 pts | |
| 72 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.60% | ▼ -5.86 pts | |
| 73 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.24% | ▲ +5.25 pts | |
| 74 | Russia | Europe | 40.38% | ▲ +1.82 pts | |
| 75 | Iraq | Middle East & North Africa | 39.86% | ▲ +6.42 pts | |
| 76 | Lebanon | Middle East & North Africa | 39.42% | ▲ +4.39 pts | |
| 77 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.41% | ▲ +2.72 pts | |
| 78 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.21% | ▲ +8.37 pts | |
| 79 | Antigua & Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 38.89% | ▲ +12.15 pts | |
| 80 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.44% | ▲ +6.00 pts | |
| 81 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.24% | ▲ +8.67 pts | |
| 82 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.23% | no change | |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.60% | ▼ -1.87 pts | |
| 84 | St Vincent & the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.34% | ▲ +10.70 pts | |
| 85 | Albania | Europe | 37.32% | ▲ +3.95 pts | |
| 86 | St Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.03% | ▲ +10.21 pts | |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.79% | ▲ +6.71 pts | |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.40% | ▼ -6.98 pts | |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | Oceania | 35.71% | ▼ -27.45 pts | |
| 90 | St Kitts & Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.09% | ▲ +8.45 pts | |
| 91 | Kosovo | Europe | 35.00% | ▼ -1.52 pts | |
| 92 | Ukraine | Europe | 33.92% | ▲ +0.47 pts | |
| 93 | Montenegro | Europe | 33.41% | ▼ -3.07 pts | |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 33.35% | ▲ +3.59 pts | |
| 96 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.84% | ▲ +8.14 pts | |
| 97 | Fiji | Oceania | 32.83% | ▼ -2.42 pts | |
| 98 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.32% | ▲ +2.84 pts | |
| 99 | Libya | Middle East & North Africa | 31.78% | ▲ +7.14 pts | |
| 100 | Mongolia | East & Southeast Asia | 31.28% | ▼ -8.08 pts | |
| 101 | Philippines | East & Southeast Asia | 30.76% | ▲ +2.43 pts | |
| 102 | Cambodia | East & Southeast Asia | 30.71% | ▲ +2.39 pts | |
| 103 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.19% | ▲ +4.77 pts | |
| 104 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.83% | ▲ +0.90 pts | |
| 105 | Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 26.91% | ▲ +12.46 pts | |
| 106 | Indonesia | East & Southeast Asia | 26.69% | ▲ +6.60 pts | |
| 107 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.61% | ▼ -7.64 pts | |
| 108 | Belarus | Europe | 26.58% | ▼ -2.21 pts | |
| 109 | Tunisia | Middle East & North Africa | 25.89% | ▲ +2.68 pts | |
| 110 | Thailand | East & Southeast Asia | 25.67% | ▲ +3.17 pts | |
| 111 | North Macedonia | Europe | 25.55% | ▼ -2.45 pts | |
| 112 | Ireland | Europe | 25.12% | ▲ +2.93 pts | |
| 113 | São Tomé & Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.00% | ▼ -25.00 pts | |
| 114 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.75% | ▼ -10.00 pts | |
| 115 | South Korea | East & Southeast Asia | 24.73% | ▲ +9.76 pts | |
| 117 | Bahrain | Middle East & North Africa | 24.01% | ▲ +6.18 pts | |
| 118 | Spain | Europe | 23.67% | ▲ +7.28 pts | |
| 119 | Australia | Oceania | 22.93% | ▲ +2.26 pts | |
| 120 | Turkey | Middle East & North Africa | 22.25% | ▲ +2.47 pts | |
| 121 | Vietnam | East & Southeast Asia | 22.08% | no change | |
| 122 | India | South Asia | 22.04% | ▲ +5.72 pts | |
| 123 | New Zealand | Oceania | 21.94% | ▼ -0.85 pts | |
| 124 | Sweden | Europe | 21.77% | ▲ +0.31 pts | |
| 125 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.36% | ▲ +7.49 pts | |
| 126 | Lithuania | Europe | 21.32% | ▲ +0.28 pts | |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | Central Asia & Caucasus | 20.91% | ▼ -0.55 pts | |
| 128 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.90% | ▼ -0.40 pts | |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | East & Southeast Asia | 20.45% | ▲ +14.20 pts | |
| 130 | United Kingdom | Europe | 20.44% | ▲ +2.41 pts | |
| 131 | China | East & Southeast Asia | 20.21% | ▼ -5.16 pts | |
| 133 | Latvia | Europe | 19.00% | ▲ +11.33 pts | |
| 134 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.71% | ▲ +0.62 pts | |
| 135 | Singapore | East & Southeast Asia | 18.64% | ▲ +8.24 pts | |
| 136 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.46% | ▲ +7.65 pts | |
| 137 | Finland | Europe | 18.09% | ▲ +3.60 pts | |
| 138 | Netherlands | Europe | 17.42% | ▲ +2.63 pts | |
| 139 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.23% | ▲ +4.11 pts | |
| 140 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.54% | ▼ -5.41 pts | |
| 141 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.38% | ▼ -3.77 pts | |
| 142 | Norway | Europe | 16.18% | ▼ -3.26 pts | |
| 143 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.14% | ▲ +3.48 pts | |
| 144 | Serbia | Europe | 15.20% | ▼ -2.57 pts | |
| 145 | Trinidad & Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.92% | ▼ -3.26 pts | |
| 146 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Europe | 14.89% | ▲ +3.25 pts | |
| 147 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.87% | ▼ -0.61 pts | |
| 148 | Croatia | Europe | 14.75% | ▲ +3.19 pts | |
| 149 | Slovenia | Europe | 14.57% | ▲ +2.15 pts | |
| 150 | The Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.46% | ▲ +1.65 pts | |
| 151 | Slovakia | Europe | 14.33% | ▲ +2.75 pts | |
| 152 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.28% | ▲ +0.65 pts | |
| 153 | Luxembourg | Europe | 13.77% | ▲ +2.91 pts | |
| 154 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.22% | ▲ +5.63 pts | |
| 155 | Macau | East & Southeast Asia | 13.13% | ▲ +3.28 pts | |
| 156 | Belgium | Europe | 12.80% | ▲ +1.15 pts | |
| 157 | Italy | Europe | 12.65% | ▲ +1.76 pts | |
| 158 | Denmark | Europe | 12.59% | ▲ +3.34 pts | |
| 159 | Germany | Europe | 12.22% | ▲ +2.20 pts | |
| 160 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.66% | ▲ +1.01 pts | |
| 161 | Poland | Europe | 11.63% | ▲ +0.64 pts | |
| 162 | Estonia | Europe | 11.33% | ▲ +1.54 pts | |
| 163 | Israel | Middle East & North Africa | 11.32% | ▲ +2.68 pts | |
| 164 | Maldives | South Asia | 10.60% | ▼ -15.22 pts | |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 10.57% | ▲ +6.72 pts | |
| 166 | Malta | Europe | 10.30% | ▼ -2.13 pts | |
| 167 | Qatar | Middle East & North Africa | 9.69% | ▲ +5.02 pts | |
| 168 | France | Europe | 9.67% | ▲ +1.17 pts | |
| 169 | Taiwan | East & Southeast Asia | 9.45% | ▲ +4.23 pts | |
| 170 | Greece | Europe | 9.30% | ▼ -0.86 pts | |
| 172 | Austria | Europe | 8.92% | ▼ -1.02 pts | |
| 173 | Czech Republic | Europe | 8.66% | ▲ +0.70 pts | |
| 174 | Romania | Europe | 8.41% | ▲ +5.80 pts | |
| 175 | Brunei | East & Southeast Asia | 8.33% | ▲ +4.33 pts | |
| 176 | Portugal | Europe | 8.19% | ▲ +0.28 pts | |
| 177 | Malaysia | East & Southeast Asia | 7.92% | ▲ +1.13 pts | |
| 178 | Hungary | Europe | 7.91% | ▲ +1.98 pts | |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | Oceania | 7.84% | ▲ +2.84 pts | |
| 180 | Hong Kong | East & Southeast Asia | 7.72% | ▲ +1.56 pts | |
| 181 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.47% | ▼ -1.43 pts | |
| 182 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.35% | ▲ +1.08 pts | |
| 183 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.51% | ▼ -13.42 pts | |
| 184 | Kuwait | Middle East & North Africa | 6.06% | ▲ +0.56 pts | |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East & North Africa | 5.98% | ▼ -1.91 pts | |
| 186 | Switzerland | Europe | 5.82% | ▲ +0.43 pts | |
| 187 | Japan | East & Southeast Asia | 5.68% | ▼ -0.08 pts | |
| 188 | Iceland | Europe | 5.43% | ▼ -0.37 pts | |
| 189 | Bulgaria | Europe | 5.11% | ▼ -0.91 pts | |
| 190 | Tuvalu | Oceania | 4.55% | ▼ -3.78 pts | |
| 191 | Kiribati | Oceania | 4.50% | ▼ -6.31 pts | |
| 192 | Oman | Middle East & North Africa | 3.14% | ▼ -1.36 pts | |
| 193 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.59% | no change | |
| 194 | Cyprus | Europe | 2.55% | ▲ +0.39 pts | |
| 195 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East & North Africa | 2.17% | ▲ +0.71 pts | |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | Europe | 0.00% | no change | |
| 197 | Monaco | Europe | 0.00% | no change | |
| 198 | Vatican City | Europe | 0.00% | no change |