K1 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

K1 Visa is issued foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of an American citizen. It is an option for the foreign born citizens to travel the US and marry their US Citizen sponsor within 90 days of entering the US. The foreign citizen on K1 visa can later apply for adjustment of status to a green card holder/ permanent resident. Before applying for K1 visa at a US Consulate or Embassy, the sponsor has to apply for petition with USCIS and seek approval.

Last Updated: July 2026

Getting K1 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for K1 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 K1 Visa stamping, which is to get a K1 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 K1 Visa, including data by country.

*K1 Visa Refusals are also called as K1 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it K1 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

K1 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the K1 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for K1 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 K1 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	71.35%	28.65%
2014	69.4%	30.6%
2015	70.5%	29.5%
2021	82.22%	17.78%
2022	86.99%	13.01%
2023	85.82%	14.18%
2024	88.59%	11.41%

*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 K1 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for K1 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	26,321	10,570
2014	35,925	15,838
2015	30,947	12,951
2021	19,218	4,155
2022	21,351	3,192
2023	19,825	3,276
2024	47,579	6,130

*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 K1 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore K1 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 K1 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.