Can I get a U.S. visa?
11,594 U.S. visas were issued to people from Canada in the last 12 months, mostly E2 (treaty investor), E1 (treaty trader), NATO2. Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
11,594 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Canada · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 47% of visitor (B) visa applications from Canada were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 14 months at Calgary. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Halifax. All embassies in Canada.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 11,594 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Canada in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them E2 (treaty investor), E1 (treaty trader), NATO2. Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Canada was about 53.1% in FY2025, so about 47% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Canada (Calgary), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 14 months, and for students about Under 15 days (Halifax). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.