Approvals and refusals worldwide

C1/D · Transit and crew member

For people passing through the U.S. on the way to another country (C-1) and for airline and ship crew members (D). How many applications were approved and refused, every fiscal year with data.

Source: U.S. Department of State, NIV workload by visa category · Unofficial

Visa category

C1/D visas · FY2023

97% approved

353,164 approved (issued) · 11,104 refused · 364,268 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	324,098	10,606	334,704	97%
FY2023	353,164	11,104	364,268	97%
FY2022	253,424	10,454	263,878	96%
FY2021	158,018	4,893	162,911	97%
FY2019	285,477	14,153	299,630	95%
FY2018	288,957	29,124	318,081	91%
FY2017	293,285	22,811	316,096	93%
FY2016	295,140	20,544	315,684	93%
FY2015	280,664	19,438	300,102	94%
FY2014	267,998	18,780	286,778	93%

A fiscal year runs from October to September. Refused counts the applications still refused at the end of the year.

The State Department publishes refusal rates by nationality for visitor (B) visas only. For C1/D you can see the worldwide numbers above. See B visas by nationality →

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.

C1/D in short

How many C1/D visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2023, 353,164 of 364,268 C1/D visa applications were approved (issued), about 97%, and 11,104 were refused. This is a group figure, not a prediction for any one person.

Visa Status is an unofficial site and does not give immigration advice. These numbers describe all applications worldwide in one fiscal year. They do not predict what will happen to any one applicant.