Approvals and refusals worldwide

M2

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

M2 visas · FY2024

60% approved

169 approved (issued) · 114 refused · 283 applications, worldwide.

Approved share by year

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76%71%69%65%63%75%74%70%52%60%

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Every year

Fiscal year	Approved	Refused	Applications	Approved %
FY2024	169	114	283	60%
FY2023	195	179	374	52%
FY2022	242	104	346	70%
FY2021	219	76	295	74%
FY2019	291	96	387	75%
FY2018	366	217	583	63%
FY2017	395	209	604	65%
FY2016	389	174	563	69%
FY2015	404	162	566	71%
FY2014	504	159	663	76%

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 M2 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.

M2 in short

How many M2 visa applications are approved?

Worldwide in FY2024, 169 of 283 M2 visa applications were approved (issued), about 60%, and 114 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.