Visa refusal rate

Eritrea

How often applications from Eritrea 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) · FY2022

47% refused

About 53% approved · #30 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

49%49%51.1%48.2%52.6%46.2%39.2%40.5%41.7%55.7%50.5%71.7%69.5%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	60%	about 40%
FY2024	49.9%	about 50%
FY2023	62%	about 38%
FY2022	47%	about 53%
FY2021	56%	about 44%
FY2020	63.6%	about 36%
FY2019	65.4%	about 35%
FY2018	69.5%	about 30%
FY2017	71.7%	about 28%
FY2016	50.5%	about 50%
FY2015	55.7%	about 44%
FY2014	41.7%	about 58%
FY2013	40.5%	about 60%
FY2012	39.2%	about 61%
FY2011	46.2%	about 54%
FY2010	52.6%	about 47%
FY2009	48.2%	about 52%
FY2008	51.1%	about 49%
FY2007	49%	about 51%
FY2006	49%	about 51%

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.

Eritrea in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for Eritrea?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Eritrea was 47% in FY2022, which means about 53% 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.