Can I get a U.S. visa?
164,724 U.S. visas were issued to people from Turkey in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), C1/D (transit and crew member). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
164,724 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Turkey · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 78% of visitor (B) visa applications from Turkey were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 4.5 months at Ankara. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Ankara. All embassies in Turkey.
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. 164,724 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Turkey in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), C1/D (transit and crew member). 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 Turkey was about 22.25% 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 Turkey (Ankara), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 4.5 months, and for students about Under 15 days (Ankara). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.