Visa refusal rate

Papua New Guinea

How often applications from Papua New Guinea 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) · FY2011

5% refused

About 95% approved · #180 of 200 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

9%12.2%3.4%5.7%3.7%5%3%3.1%7.4%5.1%10.6%9.3%6.8%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	10.6%	about 89%
FY2024	3.9%	about 96%
FY2023	6.2%	about 94%
FY2022	4.9%	about 95%
FY2021	3.5%	about 97%
FY2020	6.6%	about 93%
FY2019	1.7%	about 98%
FY2018	6.8%	about 93%
FY2017	9.3%	about 91%
FY2016	10.6%	about 89%
FY2015	5.1%	about 95%
FY2014	7.4%	about 93%
FY2013	3.1%	about 97%
FY2012	3%	about 97%
FY2011	5%	about 95%
FY2010	3.7%	about 96%
FY2009	5.7%	about 94%
FY2008	3.4%	about 97%
FY2007	12.2%	about 88%
FY2006	9%	about 91%

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.

Papua New Guinea in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for Papua New Guinea?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Papua New Guinea was 5% in FY2011, which means about 95% 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.