Approvals and refusals worldwide

E3D

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

E3D visas · FY2017

91% approved

4,169 approved (issued) · 407 refused · 4,576 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	3,574	66	3,640	98%
FY2023	3,759	73	3,832	98%
FY2022	3,292	97	3,389	97%
FY2021	1,623	41	1,664	98%
FY2019	4,177	67	4,244	98%
FY2018	4,341	437	4,778	91%
FY2017	4,169	407	4,576	91%
FY2016	4,299	432	4,731	91%
FY2015	3,656	484	4,140	88%
FY2014	3,083	328	3,411	90%

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 E3D 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.

E3D in short

How many E3D visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2017, 4,169 of 4,576 E3D visa applications were approved (issued), about 91%, and 407 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.