Visa refusal rate

Ghana

How often applications from Ghana 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) · FY2018

49.4% refused

About 51% approved · #55 of 199 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

66.1%54.8%50.1%54.3%58%59.3%61.7%61.8%59.8%63.3%65.7%56.2%49.4%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	64.3%	about 36%
FY2024	55.6%	about 44%
FY2023	37.6%	about 62%
FY2022	27.7%	about 72%
FY2021	17.5%	about 83%
FY2020	57%	about 43%
FY2019	55.6%	about 44%
FY2018	49.4%	about 51%
FY2017	56.2%	about 44%
FY2016	65.7%	about 34%
FY2015	63.3%	about 37%
FY2014	59.8%	about 40%
FY2013	61.8%	about 38%
FY2012	61.7%	about 38%
FY2011	59.3%	about 41%
FY2010	58%	about 42%
FY2009	54.3%	about 46%
FY2008	50.1%	about 50%
FY2007	54.8%	about 45%
FY2006	66.1%	about 34%

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.

Ghana in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Ghana was 49.4% in FY2018, which means about 51% 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.