Visa refusal rate

South Sudan

How often applications from South Sudan 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) · FY2012

37.7% refused

About 62% approved · #42 of 201 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

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23.8%37.7%41.9%43.8%41.8%43.9%47.5%41.3%52.3%53.4%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	76.1%	about 24%
FY2024	60.4%	about 40%
FY2023	48.9%	about 51%
FY2022	49%	about 51%
FY2021	45.7%	about 54%
FY2020	53.4%	about 47%
FY2019	52.3%	about 48%
FY2018	41.3%	about 59%
FY2017	47.5%	about 52%
FY2016	43.9%	about 56%
FY2015	41.8%	about 58%
FY2014	43.8%	about 56%
FY2013	41.9%	about 58%
FY2012	37.7%	about 62%
FY2011	23.8%	about 76%

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.

South Sudan in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for South Sudan?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from South Sudan was 37.7% in FY2012, which means about 62% 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.