K2 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

K2 Visa is issued for children of K1 Visa holders, who are unmarried and under 21 years of age. The K1 visa is the primary applicant for a K2 Visa holder and always linked. They can arrive in US and stay along with K1 visa holder until they apply for adjustment of status to get green card.

Last Updated: June 2026

Getting K2 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for K2 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 K2 Visa stamping, which is to get a K2 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 K2 Visa, including data by country.

*K2 Visa Refusals are also called as K2 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it K2 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

K2 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the K2 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for K2 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 K2 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	98.77%	1.226%
2014	98.3%	1.696%
2015	98.85%	1.148%
2016	98.78%	1.225%
2021	96.15%	3.848%
2022	98.77%	1.234%
2023	98.88%	1.12%
2024	98.05%	1.946%

*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 K2 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for K2 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	3,787	47
2014	5,100	88
2015	4,391	51
2016	5,727	71
2021	2,699	108
2022	3,441	43
2023	3,178	36
2024	7,306	145

*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 K2 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore K2 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 K2 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.