Visa refusal rate

Laos

How often applications from Laos 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) · FY2009

72.4% refused

About 28% approved · #3 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

74.2%72.9%73.4%72.4%74.4%74.8%60.1%61.4%61.1%66.7%62.4%63.7%64.1%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	84.3%	about 16%
FY2024	82.8%	about 17%
FY2023	72.8%	about 27%
FY2022	56.2%	about 44%
FY2021	89.9%	about 10%
FY2020	70.6%	about 29%
FY2019	65.6%	about 34%
FY2018	64.1%	about 36%
FY2017	63.7%	about 36%
FY2016	62.4%	about 38%
FY2015	66.7%	about 33%
FY2014	61.1%	about 39%
FY2013	61.4%	about 39%
FY2012	60.1%	about 40%
FY2011	74.8%	about 25%
FY2010	74.4%	about 26%
FY2009	72.4%	about 28%
FY2008	73.4%	about 27%
FY2007	72.9%	about 27%
FY2006	74.2%	about 26%

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.

Laos in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Laos was 72.4% in FY2009, which means about 28% 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.