Visa refusal rate

Venezuela

How often applications from Venezuela 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

15.2% refused

About 85% approved · #127 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

13.8%18.5%25.4%18.3%17.6%16.1%12%13.8%15.2%15.6%40.3%42.9%74.3%

Every year

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

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	48.2%	about 52%
FY2024	37.4%	about 63%
FY2023	34.9%	about 65%
FY2022	34%	about 66%
FY2021	27.2%	about 73%
FY2020	52.3%	about 48%
FY2019	59.5%	about 40%
FY2018	74.3%	about 26%
FY2017	42.9%	about 57%
FY2016	40.3%	about 60%
FY2015	15.6%	about 84%
FY2014	15.2%	about 85%
FY2013	13.8%	about 86%
FY2012	12%	about 88%
FY2011	16.1%	about 84%
FY2010	17.6%	about 82%
FY2009	18.3%	about 82%
FY2008	25.4%	about 75%
FY2007	18.5%	about 82%
FY2006	13.8%	about 86%

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.

Venezuela in short

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

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Venezuela was 15.2% in FY2014, which means about 85% 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.