P3 Visa Stamping Statistics: Approval, Refusal Rates Worldwide, by Country

P2 Visa is issued for anyone who would perform, teach or coach a program that is culturally very unique, ethnic, folk, musical, etc. performance or presentation. This visa is also issued for the people who provide essential support services for the entertainer or artist.

Last Updated: July 2026

Getting P3 Visa depends on various factors. Having an understanding of the overall approval and refusal rates globally for P3 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 P3 Visa stamping, which is to get a P3 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 P3 Visa, including data by country.

*P3 Visa Refusals are also called as P3 Visa Rejections by many users and are used interchangeably. The US Dept. of State officially calls it P3 Visa Refusal, so we have used this term for presenting data. But, both mean the same.

P3 Visa Approval and Refusal Rates Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the P3 Visa approval and refusal rate worldwide by fiscal year. The approval and refusal rates for P3 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 P3 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	67.54%	32.46%
2014	74.6%	25.4%
2015	74.07%	25.93%
2016	72.15%	27.85%
2017	76.88%	23.12%
2018	78.32%	21.68%
2019	88.41%	11.59%
2020	86.66%	13.34%
2021	79.04%	20.96%
2022	80.39%	19.61%
2023	84.67%	15.33%
2024	83.51%	16.49%

*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 P3 Visa Approvals and Refusals Worldwide by Fiscal Year

Below is the total number of approvals and refusals for P3 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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https://visagrader.com

Fiscal Year	Approvals	Refusals
2013	7,590	3,647
2014	8,238	2,805
2015	8,426	2,949
2016	9,580	3,698
2017	9,745	2,930
2018	10,225	2,831
2019	9,848	1,291
2020	3,585	552
2021	743	197
2022	5,294	1,291
2023	8,806	1,594
2024	10,213	2,016

*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 P3 Visa Issuances/ Approvals by Country & Nationality

You can also explore P3 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 P3 Visa approvals/ issuances for that country & individuals with that nationality.