Visa refusal rate

Nigeria

How often applications from Nigeria 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) · FY2014

33.2% refused

About 67% approved · #64 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

54%32.3%36%37.3%33.7%38%33.6%35.1%33.2%32.6%41.4%45%57.5%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	57%	about 43%
FY2024	46.5%	about 53%
FY2023	29.2%	about 71%
FY2022	25.8%	about 74%
FY2021	43.8%	about 56%
FY2020	64.8%	about 35%
FY2019	67.2%	about 33%
FY2018	57.5%	about 43%
FY2017	45%	about 55%
FY2016	41.4%	about 59%
FY2015	32.6%	about 67%
FY2014	33.2%	about 67%
FY2013	35.1%	about 65%
FY2012	33.6%	about 66%
FY2011	38%	about 62%
FY2010	33.7%	about 66%
FY2009	37.3%	about 63%
FY2008	36%	about 64%
FY2007	32.3%	about 68%
FY2006	54%	about 46%

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.

Nigeria in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Nigeria was 33.2% in FY2014, which means about 67% 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.