E3D Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

E3D Visa is issued for E-3 Visa principal applicant's dependents. E3D visa is for spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 years of the E3 visa holder. E3D visa can be applied at a US Consulate to join the E3 visa holder

Last Updated: July 2026

Getting E3D Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for E3D 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 E3D Visa stamping, which is to get a E3D 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 E3D Visa, including data by country.

*E3D Visa Refusals are also called as E3D Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it E3D Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

E3D Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the E3D Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for E3D 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 E3D 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	90.29%	9.707%
2014	90.38%	9.616%
2015	88.31%	11.69%
2016	90.87%	9.131%
2017	91.11%	8.894%
2018	90.85%	9.146%
2019	98.42%	1.579%
2020	98.44%	1.563%
2021	97.54%	2.464%
2022	97.14%	2.862%
2023	98.09%	1.905%
2024	98.19%	1.813%

*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 E3D Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for E3D 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	2,530	272
2014	3,083	328
2015	3,656	484
2016	4,299	432
2017	4,169	407
2018	4,341	437
2019	4,177	67
2020	2,267	36
2021	1,623	41
2022	3,292	97
2023	3,759	73
2024	3,574	66

*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 E3D Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore E3D 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 E3D Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.