Approvals and refusals worldwide

E2C

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

E2C visas · FY2016

69% approved

67 approved (issued) · 30 refused · 97 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

Choose a year

59%59%69%61%59%95%100%87%88%85%

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	28	5	33	85%
FY2023	42	6	48	88%
FY2022	34	5	39	87%
FY2021	20	0	20	100%
FY2019	73	4	77	95%
FY2018	39	27	66	59%
FY2017	106	67	173	61%
FY2016	67	30	97	69%
FY2015	127	89	216	59%
FY2014	65	45	110	59%

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 E2C 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.

E2C in short

How many E2C visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2016, 67 of 97 E2C visa applications were approved (issued), about 69%, and 30 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.