Can I get a U.S. visa?
15,133 U.S. visas were issued to people from Ethiopia in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), C1/D (transit and crew member), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
15,133 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Ethiopia · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 46% of visitor (B) visa applications from Ethiopia were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 3 months at Addis Ababa. Student visa: about 2 months at Addis Ababa. All embassies in Ethiopia.
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. 15,133 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Ethiopia in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), C1/D (transit and crew member), F1 (academic student). 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 Ethiopia was about 53.64% in FY2025, so about 46% 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 Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 3 months, and for students about 2 months (Addis Ababa). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.