UK visa approval rates, by nationality
Across all nationalities, the UK approved 79.8% of visitor visa decisions in 2025. Among nationalities with at least 10,000 decisions, South Africa had the highest approval rate (96.2%) and Bangladesh the lowest (51.4%). Source: UK Home Office.
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| Nationality | Visitor approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 96.7% | 180 |
| South Africa | 96.2% | 79,153 |
| Serbia | 95.3% | 15,299 |
| Israel | 94.6% | 1,308 |
| Bulgaria | 94.3% | 405 |
| Montenegro | 94.0% | 1,730 |
| Ukraine | 93.7% | 50,160 |
| Belarus | 93.4% | 8,831 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.2% | 2,758 |
| Russia | 93.2% | 48,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 93.2% | 501 |
| Kuwait | 91.9% | 283 |
| North Macedonia | 91.6% | 3,942 |
| China | 91.4% | 516,512 |
| Indonesia | 91.2% | 42,501 |
| Armenia | 90.7% | 4,571 |
| Qatar | 90.3% | 113 |
| Thailand | 90.3% | 55,536 |
| Türkiye | 89.7% | 261,339 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 89.4% | 8,580 |
| Cambodia | 89.3% | 2,853 |
| Dominican Republic | 87.2% | 2,359 |
| Laos | 86.3% | 688 |
| Lebanon | 86.2% | 14,886 |
| Philippines | 86.2% | 54,471 |
| Vietnam | 86.1% | 21,641 |
| Hong Kong | 84.9% | 484 |
| Slovakia | 84.7% | 111 |
| Mongolia | 84.6% | 3,962 |
| Colombia | 83.4% | 29,346 |
| Spain | 83.4% | 374 |
| Canada | 83.0% | 522 |
| Taiwan | 82.7% | 110 |
| Ecuador | 82.5% | 6,051 |
| Jordan | 82.3% | 16,746 |
| India | 82.0% | 677,234 |
| Eswatini | 81.6% | 532 |
| Honduras | 81.5% | 1,468 |
| South Korea | 81.3% | 187 |
| Bhutan | 80.9% | 220 |
| Suriname | 80.1% | 221 |
| Cuba | 80.0% | 1,008 |
| El Salvador | 79.5% | 1,207 |
| Vanuatu | 79.5% | 273 |
| France | 79.0% | 333 |
| Venezuela | 78.0% | 4,901 |
| Azerbaijan | 77.9% | 9,578 |
| Japan | 77.8% | 239 |
| Namibia | 77.0% | 1,398 |
| Fiji | 76.9% | 1,167 |
| Madagascar | 76.8% | 621 |
| Egypt | 76.3% | 40,884 |
| Dominica | 76.2% | 3,888 |
| Lesotho | 75.9% | 270 |
| Kosovo | 75.4% | 5,981 |
| Tunisia | 75.3% | 8,069 |
| Turkmenistan | 75.3% | 1,092 |
| Italy | 74.8% | 302 |
| Australia | 74.5% | 647 |
| Albania | 74.3% | 31,377 |
| Georgia | 74.3% | 7,815 |
| Mozambique | 74.0% | 1,173 |
| Moldova | 73.8% | 2,313 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 73.0% | 1,877 |
| Sri Lanka | 72.7% | 31,726 |
| Germany | 72.4% | 522 |
| Haiti | 71.8% | 425 |
| Comoros | 71.7% | 258 |
| Cyprus (Northern part of) | 71.2% | 340 |
| Nepal | 70.8% | 16,486 |
| Gabon | 70.6% | 418 |
| Zambia | 70.3% | 3,575 |
| Bolivia | 69.1% | 2,358 |
| Malawi | 68.9% | 2,066 |
| Brazil | 68.7% | 332 |
| Jamaica | 68.4% | 8,786 |
| Uzbekistan | 68.3% | 10,391 |
| New Zealand | 68.0% | 178 |
| Rwanda | 68.0% | 1,799 |
| Tanzania | 66.9% | 5,279 |
| United States | 66.1% | 3,344 |
| Kazakhstan | 66.0% | 16,346 |
| Kenya | 65.9% | 21,013 |
| Mauritania | 65.9% | 290 |
| Zimbabwe | 65.6% | 16,396 |
| Ivory Coast | 65.5% | 3,148 |
| Morocco | 65.4% | 34,181 |
| Belgium | 65.2% | 135 |
| Angola | 65.1% | 2,182 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 65.1% | 106 |
| Myanmar | 64.7% | 4,184 |
| Libya | 64.2% | 4,537 |
| Singapore | 63.5% | 104 |
| Cape Verde | 63.4% | 191 |
| Niger | 63.1% | 214 |
| Malaysia | 62.5% | 152 |
| Tajikistan | 62.1% | 1,334 |
| Nigeria | 61.8% | 169,839 |
| Liberia | 60.9% | 596 |
| Mali | 59.0% | 648 |
| Portugal | 58.9% | 107 |
| Pakistan | 58.7% | 156,359 |
| Iraq | 57.1% | 21,447 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 56.9% | 798 |
| Cameroon | 56.7% | 6,411 |
| Ghana | 56.4% | 46,641 |
| Iran | 56.4% | 16,104 |
| Netherlands | 56.4% | 289 |
| Palestine | 56.3% | 3,837 |
| Sierra Leone | 54.9% | 3,002 |
| Poland | 54.4% | 169 |
| Algeria | 53.5% | 20,130 |
| Burkina Faso | 53.4% | 515 |
| Benin | 52.0% | 837 |
| Bangladesh | 51.4% | 40,285 |
| Burundi | 49.2% | 323 |
| South Sudan | 49.2% | 250 |
| Djibouti | 49.0% | 206 |
| Sweden | 48.1% | 154 |
| Guinea | 48.0% | 1,849 |
| Gambia | 47.9% | 2,841 |
| Uganda | 47.7% | 9,567 |
| Syria | 46.3% | 4,019 |
| Botswana | 45.9% | 608 |
| Chad | 45.8% | 301 |
| Togo | 45.1% | 773 |
| Romania | 44.2% | 165 |
| Ethiopia | 44.0% | 5,414 |
| Timor-Leste | 43.5% | 138 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 42.7% | 5,447 |
| Norway | 42.6% | 188 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 41.8% | 184 |
| Sudan | 39.8% | 5,775 |
| Yemen | 39.8% | 3,446 |
| Eritrea | 38.9% | 702 |
| Senegal | 35.9% | 4,906 |
| Afghanistan | 35.5% | 3,432 |
| Somalia | 34.5% | 1,065 |
Sorted from highest approval rate. Nationalities with fewer than 100 visitor decisions are left out; those with fewer than 1,000 have no separate page.
Source
UK Home Office, entry clearance visa outcomes, 2025. Primary source ↗