F-2 Visa Approval Rate by Year
Yearly issued, refused, applications, and calculated approval rate from State Dept workload data.
Latest approval rate
53.0%
FY 2023↓ vs 55.4% prev year
Last year issued
26,844
FY 2023
Last year refused
23,844
47.0% refusal rate
How to use this data
What this shows: Yearly visa workload: applications, issued, refused, and derived approval rate by visa class (global only).
How to leverage it: Set expectations for outcome quality. Combine with issuance trends to see if volume changes align with approval rates.
Caution: Rates are global; we do not have approval rates by country or consulate.
Country share of issuances (last 12 months)
Top 10 countries by F-2 visa issuances; remaining countries grouped as Others.
| Year | Issued | Refused | Applications | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26,844 | 23,844 | 50,688 | 52.96% |
| 2022 | 25,887 | 20,841 | 46,728 | 55.4% |
| 2021 | 19,820 | 9,475 | 29,295 | 67.66% |
| 2020 | 9,818 | 4,798 | 14,616 | 67.17% |
| 2019 | 24,635 | 10,374 | 35,009 | 70.37% |
| 2018 | 26,650 | 15,398 | 42,048 | 63.38% |
| 2016 | 30,486 | 13,237 | 43,723 | 69.73% |
| 2015 | 33,632 | 11,073 | 44,705 | 75.23% |
| 2014 | 31,732 | 11,945 | 43,677 | 72.65% |
| 2013 | 29,139 | 11,311 | 40,450 | 72.04% |
| 2010 | 25,220 | 11,834 | 37,054 | 68.06% |
| 2009 | 21,817 | 9,444 | 31,261 | 69.79% |
Source: US Dept of State Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics. For informational purposes. Not affiliated with US Government.