Approvals and refusals worldwide

H2A · Temporary agricultural worker

For seasonal farm and agricultural work. 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

H2A visas · FY2015

90% approved

108,144 approved (issued) · 12,408 refused · 120,552 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	315,328	12,800	328,128	96%
FY2023	310,676	9,990	320,666	97%
FY2022	298,336	10,694	309,030	97%
FY2021	257,898	11,865	269,763	96%
FY2019	204,801	19,470	224,271	91%
FY2018	196,409	23,262	219,671	89%
FY2017	161,583	14,248	175,831	92%
FY2016	134,368	12,680	147,048	91%
FY2015	108,144	12,408	120,552	90%
FY2014	89,274	9,708	98,982	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 H2A 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.

H2A in short

How many H2A visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2015, 108,144 of 120,552 H2A visa applications were approved (issued), about 90%, and 12,408 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.