Visa refusal rate

Nepal

How often applications from Nepal 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

19.9% refused

About 80% approved · #109 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

55.3%55.1%51.2%59.1%58.3%59.9%49.4%46.4%38.2%42.2%49.5%46.4%51.5%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	69.5%	about 31%
FY2024	49.5%	about 51%
FY2023	31%	about 69%
FY2022	19.9%	about 80%
FY2021	18.7%	about 81%
FY2020	48.1%	about 52%
FY2019	50.7%	about 49%
FY2018	51.5%	about 48%
FY2017	46.4%	about 54%
FY2016	49.5%	about 50%
FY2015	42.2%	about 58%
FY2014	38.2%	about 62%
FY2013	46.4%	about 54%
FY2012	49.4%	about 51%
FY2011	59.9%	about 40%
FY2010	58.3%	about 42%
FY2009	59.1%	about 41%
FY2008	51.2%	about 49%
FY2007	55.1%	about 45%
FY2006	55.3%	about 45%

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.

Nepal in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Nepal was 19.9% in FY2022, which means about 80% 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.