A2 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

A2 Visa is a US Visa issued to full time employees of a Govt. to work at a foreign embassy or consulates in the US for the operations at the consulate or embassy. It is also given to Govt. Official representing the Government to perform duties related to the govt. for not more than 90 days. Also, foreign military members, who are going to be placed at a US military base location or who are assigned to a foreign embassy or consulate in the US. Staff of European Union and African Union delegation representatives can get A2 Visa. Finally, immediate family members of A2 visa holders also get A2 visa.

Last Updated: July 2026

Getting A2 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for A2 Visa will give you an idea on what to expect. The approval and refusal/ rejection rates that you see on this page correspond to applicants who applied for A2 Visa stamping, which is to get a A2 Visa stamp (foil that is glued in passport), at a US Embassy or Consulate. On this page, you can explore worldwide approval, rejection rates for A2 Visa, including data by country.

*A2 Visa Refusals are also called as A2 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it A2 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

A2 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the A2 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for A2 Visa are derived based on the total number of approvals and refusals shared by US Department of state. All the data you see on this page for A2 Visa is from the official visa statistics released on US Department of State website.

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Fiscal Year*	Approval Rate	Refusal Rate
2013	82.08%	17.92%
2014	86.45%	13.55%
2015	89.32%	10.68%
2016	88.48%	11.52%
2017	87.49%	12.51%
2018	86.42%	13.58%
2019	96.34%	3.66%
2020	94.84%	5.16%
2021	93.26%	6.737%
2022	95.07%	4.933%
2023	96.02%	3.982%
2024	95.75%	4.245%

*Fiscal Year for US Dept of State & USCIS starts from Oct 1st, ends Sep 30th.
E.g. Fiscal Year 2023 Starts Oct 1, 2022, ends Sep 30, 2023.

Total A2 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for A2 Visa worldwide by fiscal year (FY). You can see the graph to see the trend of approvals and rejections. The same data is displayed as a table for easy review.

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Fiscal Year	Approvals	Refusals
2013	95,994	20,956
2014	101,436	15,893
2015	100,563	12,019
2016	101,778	13,251
2017	98,849	14,139
2018	103,134	16,201
2019	99,131	3,766
2020	48,358	2,631
2021	47,027	3,397
2022	85,752	4,450
2023	98,550	4,087
2024	96,693	4,287

*Fiscal Year for US Dept of State & USCIS starts from Oct 1st, ends Sep 30th.
E.g. Fiscal Year 2021 Starts Oct 1, 2020, ends Sep 30, 2021.

Browse A2 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore A2 Visa approvals & refusals data by country & by nationality, by clicking on the country specific links. Click on any of the country flag icons or the blue links to view A2 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.