Approvals and refusals worldwide

E3R

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

E3R visas · FY2017

93% approved

2,306 approved (issued) · 176 refused · 2,482 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	3,100	23	3,123	99%
FY2023	2,410	15	2,425	99%
FY2022	2,631	26	2,657	99%
FY2021	1,092	14	1,106	99%
FY2019	3,167	37	3,204	99%
FY2018	2,941	250	3,191	92%
FY2017	2,306	176	2,482	93%
FY2016	2,026	150	2,176	93%
FY2015	1,324	158	1,482	89%
FY2014	1,259	90	1,349	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 E3R 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.

E3R in short

How many E3R visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2017, 2,306 of 2,482 E3R visa applications were approved (issued), about 93%, and 176 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

3,100

3,123

99%

FY2023

2,410

2,425

99%

FY2022

2,631

2,657

99%

FY2021

1,092

1,106

99%

FY2019

3,167

3,204

99%

FY2018

2,941

250

3,191

92%

FY2017

2,306

176

2,482

93%

FY2016

2,026

150

2,176

93%

FY2015

1,324

158

1,482

89%

FY2014

1,259

1,349

93%

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.