Visa refusal rate

Cote d'Ivoire

How often applications from Cote d'Ivoire were refused or approved, fiscal year by fiscal year.

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

Visa category

Fiscal year

Nationality

B visas (visitors) · FY2025

36.8% refused

About 63% approved · #87 of 198 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

51.3%46.4%40.9%36.5%47%39.6%27.7%30.3%29.8%28.6%37.4%33.7%33.8%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	36.8%	about 63%
FY2024	30.1%	about 70%
FY2023	24.9%	about 75%
FY2022	23.1%	about 77%
FY2021	25.3%	about 75%
FY2020	40.7%	about 59%
FY2019	35.7%	about 64%
FY2018	33.8%	about 66%
FY2017	33.7%	about 66%
FY2016	37.4%	about 63%
FY2015	28.6%	about 71%
FY2014	29.8%	about 70%
FY2013	30.3%	about 70%
FY2012	27.7%	about 72%
FY2011	39.6%	about 60%
FY2010	47%	about 53%
FY2009	36.5%	about 64%
FY2008	40.9%	about 59%
FY2007	46.4%	about 54%
FY2006	51.3%	about 49%

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.

Cote d'Ivoire in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for Cote d'Ivoire?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Cote d'Ivoire was 36.8% in FY2025, which means about 63% 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.