E3R Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

E3R Visa is issued for E-3 Visa renewals. E3R visa is issued when you apply for a visa at a consulate outside of the US. You would select Returning E3(EER) in the DS-160 form. You could also apply for E3R with USCIS, if you are within the US by filing form I-129

Last Updated: June 2026

Getting E3R Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for E3R 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 E3R Visa stamping, which is to get a E3R 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 E3R Visa, including data by country.

*E3R Visa Refusals are also called as E3R Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it E3R Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

E3R Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the E3R Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for E3R 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 E3R 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	94.11%	5.894%
2014	93.33%	6.672%
2015	89.34%	10.66%
2016	93.11%	6.893%
2017	92.91%	7.091%
2018	92.17%	7.835%
2019	98.85%	1.155%
2020	99%	1.004%
2021	98.73%	1.266%
2022	99.02%	0.9785%
2023	99.38%	0.6186%
2024	99.26%	0.7365%

*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 E3R Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for E3R 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	926	58
2014	1,259	90
2015	1,324	158
2016	2,026	150
2017	2,306	176
2018	2,941	250
2019	3,167	37
2020	1,775	18
2021	1,092	14
2022	2,631	26
2023	2,410	15
2024	3,100	23

*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 E3R Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore E3R 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 E3R Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.