Visa refusal rate

Nicaragua

How often applications from Nicaragua 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) · FY2016

44.5% refused

About 55% approved · #43 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

48%46.4%41.8%35.1%33.8%30.1%27.6%26.7%35.8%41.2%44.5%43.3%46.8%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	53.1%	about 47%
FY2024	58.7%	about 41%
FY2023	65.6%	about 34%
FY2022	50.8%	about 49%
FY2021	12.7%	about 87%
FY2020	63.2%	about 37%
FY2019	63.5%	about 36%
FY2018	46.8%	about 53%
FY2017	43.3%	about 57%
FY2016	44.5%	about 55%
FY2015	41.2%	about 59%
FY2014	35.8%	about 64%
FY2013	26.7%	about 73%
FY2012	27.6%	about 72%
FY2011	30.1%	about 70%
FY2010	33.8%	about 66%
FY2009	35.1%	about 65%
FY2008	41.8%	about 58%
FY2007	46.4%	about 54%
FY2006	48%	about 52%

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.

Nicaragua in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Nicaragua was 44.5% in FY2016, which means about 55% 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.