H-2A Visa Approval Rate by Year
Yearly issued, refused, applications, and calculated approval rate from State Dept workload data.
Latest approval rate
96.9%
FY 2023→ vs 96.5% prev year
Last year issued
310,676
FY 2023
Last year refused
9,990
3.1% 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.
| Year | Issued | Refused | Applications | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 310,676 | 9,990 | 320,666 | 96.88% |
| 2022 | 298,336 | 10,694 | 309,030 | 96.54% |
| 2021 | 257,898 | 11,865 | 269,763 | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 213,394 | 15,545 | 228,939 | 93.21% |
| 2019 | 204,801 | 19,470 | 224,271 | 91.32% |
| 2018 | 196,409 | 23,262 | 219,671 | 89.41% |
| 2016 | 134,368 | 12,680 | 147,048 | 91.38% |
| 2015 | 108,144 | 12,408 | 120,552 | 89.71% |
| 2014 | 89,274 | 9,708 | 98,982 | 90.19% |
| 2013 | 74,192 | 9,051 | 83,243 | 89.13% |
| 2010 | 55,921 | 8,150 | 64,071 | 87.28% |
| 2009 | 60,112 | 12,061 | 72,173 | 83.29% |
Source: US Dept of State Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics. For informational purposes. Not affiliated with US Government.