Approvals and refusals worldwide

C2

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

C2 visas · FY2024

17% approved

364 approved (issued) · 1,779 refused · 2,143 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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43%55%83%38%50%96%40%89%24%17%

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	364	1,779	2,143	17%
FY2023	239	743	982	24%
FY2022	32	4	36	89%
FY2021	4	6	10	40%
FY2019	53	2	55	96%
FY2018	4	4	8	50%
FY2017	12	20	32	38%
FY2016	15	3	18	83%
FY2015	18	15	33	55%
FY2014	6	8	14	43%

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 C2 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.

C2 in short

How many C2 visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2024, 364 of 2,143 C2 visa applications were approved (issued), about 17%, and 1,779 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.

Every year

Fiscal year

Approved

Refused

Applications

Approved %

FY2024

364

1,779

2,143

17%

FY2023

239

743

982

24%

FY2022

89%

FY2021

40%

FY2019

96%

FY2018

50%

FY2017

38%

FY2016

83%

FY2015

55%

FY2014

43%

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

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.