Can I get a U.S. visa?
3,995 U.S. visas were issued to people from Palestinian Authority Travel Document in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
3,995 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Palestinian Authority Travel Document · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 40% of visitor (B) visa applications from Palestinian Authority Travel Document were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
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. 3,995 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Palestinian Authority Travel Document in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), 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 Palestinian Authority Travel Document was about 60.26% in FY2025, so about 40% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.