Can I get a U.S. visa?
18,120 U.S. visas were issued to people from Nepal in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), H1B (specialty occupation worker). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
18,120 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Nepal · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 31% of visitor (B) visa applications from Nepal were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Kathmandu. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Kathmandu. All embassies in Nepal.
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. 18,120 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Nepal in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), H1B (specialty occupation worker). 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 Nepal was about 69.47% in FY2025, so about 31% 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 Nepal (Kathmandu), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Kathmandu). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.