E1 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

Treaty Trader Visa (E1 Visa) is for anyone from a treaty country with USA, who are coming to the US for engaging in substantial trade in services or technology. At least 50% of the shareholding of the persons of the firm should belong to nationality of the firm that US has treaty with. Trade can include exchange of goods, services, and technology.

Last Updated: June 2026

Getting E1 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for E1 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 E1 Visa stamping, which is to get a E1 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 E1 Visa, including data by country.

*E1 Visa Refusals are also called as E1 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it E1 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

E1 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the E1 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for E1 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 E1 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	82.6%	17.4%
2014	78.56%	21.44%
2015	77.34%	22.66%
2016	77.18%	22.82%
2017	78.29%	21.71%
2018	75.49%	24.51%
2019	91.95%	8.053%
2020	88%	12%
2021	94.21%	5.788%
2022	92.05%	7.951%
2023	92.2%	7.797%
2024	91.83%	8.175%

*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 E1 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for E1 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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https://visagrader.com

Fiscal Year	Approvals	Refusals
2013	7,283	1,534
2014	7,330	2,001
2015	7,425	2,175
2016	8,085	2,390
2017	7,063	1,959
2018	6,542	2,124
2019	6,668	584
2020	3,278	447
2021	4,851	298
2022	5,383	465
2023	5,806	491
2024	5,639	502

*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 E1 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore E1 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 E1 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.