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Visa refusal rate

Congo, Republic of the

How often applications from Congo, Republic of the were refused or approved, fiscal year by fiscal year.

Source: U.S. Department of State, visa statistics · Unofficial

B visas (visitors) · FY2006
29% refused
About 71% approved · #92 of 213 nationalities, where #1 has the highest refusal rate. A group figure, not a prediction for any one person.

Refusal rate by year

Choose a year
29%31.6%33.2%33%34.4%25.2%30.7%27.5%35.4%40.8%46.5%48.5%52.2%60.5%59.3%63.8%37.2%49.6%48.8%64.8%
06200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520

Every year

The State Department's adjusted refusal rate. Approved is what is left after the refusals.

Fiscal yearRefusedApproved
FY202564.8%about 35%
FY202448.8%about 51%
FY202349.6%about 50%
FY202237.2%about 63%
FY202163.8%about 36%
FY202059.3%about 41%
FY201960.5%about 40%
FY201852.2%about 48%
FY201748.5%about 52%
FY201646.5%about 53%
FY201540.8%about 59%
FY201435.4%about 65%
FY201327.5%about 73%
FY201230.7%about 69%
FY201125.2%about 75%
FY201034.4%about 66%
FY200933%about 67%
FY200833.2%about 67%
FY200731.6%about 68%
FY200629%about 71%

A fiscal year runs from October to September (FY2025 is October 2024 to September 2025). This is for visitor (B) visas only.

In plain words

Refusal rate
Out of 100 people who applied, how many were told no. A 20% refusal rate means about 20 in 100 were refused.
Adjusted
The State Department leaves out people who were refused for paperwork reasons and later got the visa, so the number is fairer.
Approved
The visa was issued. We show it as what is left after the refusals.
Applications (workload)
Everyone the embassies decided on in the year: visas issued plus visas refused.
Fiscal year (FY)
The U.S. government year, October to September. FY2025 is October 2024 to September 2025.

Congo, Republic of the in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for Congo, Republic of the?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Congo, Republic of the was 29% in FY2006, which means about 71% of applications were approved. It is a group figure for one fiscal year, not a prediction for any one person.

Visa Status is an unofficial site and does not give immigration advice. A refusal rate describes all applications from a country in one year. It does not predict what will happen to any one applicant.

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