Can I get a U.S. visa?
11,246 U.S. visas were issued to people from Sweden in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), J1 (exchange visitor). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
11,246 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Sweden · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 78% of visitor (B) visa applications from Sweden were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Stockholm. Student visa: about 1 month at Stockholm. All embassies in Sweden.
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. 11,246 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Sweden in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), J1 (exchange visitor). 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 Sweden was about 21.77% in FY2025, so about 78% 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 Sweden (Stockholm), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about 1 month (Stockholm). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.