E2 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

Treaty Investor Visa (E2 Visa) is for anyone from a treaty country with USA, who are coming to the US for investment in the US. The investor, which could be either a person or company must have the citizenship of the country that the US has treaty with. If it is a business, at least 50% of the shareholding of the persons of the firm should belong to nationality of the firm that US has treaty with. The investment must be substantial and should have a significant economic impact in the US and not just provide living for the person and the family.

Last Updated: June 2026

Getting E2 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for E2 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 E2 Visa stamping, which is to get a E2 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 E2 Visa, including data by country.

*E2 Visa Refusals are also called as E2 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it E2 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

E2 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the E2 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for E2 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 E2 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	81.18%	18.82%
2014	79.01%	20.99%
2015	78.96%	21.04%
2016	76.79%	23.21%
2017	75.62%	24.38%
2018	75.33%	24.67%
2019	89.43%	10.57%
2020	87.79%	12.21%
2021	92.51%	7.492%
2022	90.49%	9.513%
2023	90.71%	9.292%
2024	90.06%	9.943%

*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 E2 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for E2 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	35,272	8,178
2014	36,825	9,782
2015	41,162	10,970
2016	44,243	13,370
2017	43,673	14,080
2018	41,181	13,489
2019	43,286	5,115
2020	23,493	3,266
2021	33,129	2,683
2022	45,878	4,823
2023	54,812	5,615
2024	55,324	6,108

*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 E2 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore E2 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 E2 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.