K3 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

K3 Visa is issued to foreign citizen spouse of a US Citizen. It is usually used to arrive in the US and stay with the US Citizen spouse until they get their green card. The eligible children of K2 visa applicant receive a K4 Visa.

Last Updated: July 2026

Getting K3 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for K3 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 K3 Visa stamping, which is to get a K3 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 K3 Visa, including data by country.

*K3 Visa Refusals are also called as K3 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it K3 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

K3 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the K3 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for K3 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 K3 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	85.21%	14.79%
2014	93.33%	6.667%
2015	87.08%	12.92%
2016	85.71%	14.29%
2021	40%	60%
2022	31.25%	68.75%
2023	54.55%	45.45%
2024	60%	40%

*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 K3 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for K3 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	144	25
2014	392	28
2015	182	27
2016	102	17
2021	2	3
2022	5	11
2023	6	5
2024	3	2

*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 K3 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore K3 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 K3 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.