{
  "_meta": {
    "source": "U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs",
    "sourceUrl": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html",
    "fiscalYear": 2024,
    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-01",
    "notes": "B-visa (tourist/business) refusal rates by nationality. F-1 student visa statistics included."
  },
  "bVisaRefusalByNationality": [
    { "code": "LR", "name": "Liberia", "refusalRate": 79.4, "applications": 4200 },
    { "code": "SO", "name": "Somalia", "refusalRate": 77.0, "applications": 3100 },
    { "code": "GW", "name": "Guinea-Bissau", "refusalRate": 76.6, "applications": 1800 },
    { "code": "GN", "name": "Guinea", "refusalRate": 70.3, "applications": 8500 },
    { "code": "BI", "name": "Burundi", "refusalRate": 68.5, "applications": 2400 },
    { "code": "DJ", "name": "Djibouti", "refusalRate": 64.7, "applications": 1500 },
    { "code": "TD", "name": "Chad", "refusalRate": 62.3, "applications": 2800 },
    { "code": "CF", "name": "Central African Republic", "refusalRate": 61.8, "applications": 1200 },
    { "code": "CG", "name": "Congo", "refusalRate": 58.2, "applications": 5600 },
    { "code": "CA", "name": "Canada", "refusalRate": 56.4, "applications": 125000 },
    { "code": "ML", "name": "Mali", "refusalRate": 55.8, "applications": 4100 },
    { "code": "MR", "name": "Mauritania", "refusalRate": 54.2, "applications": 2900 },
    { "code": "HT", "name": "Haiti", "refusalRate": 52.8, "applications": 48000 },
    { "code": "NE", "name": "Niger", "refusalRate": 51.5, "applications": 3200 },
    { "code": "DZ", "name": "Algeria", "refusalRate": 50.7, "applications": 28000 },
    { "code": "AF", "name": "Afghanistan", "refusalRate": 48.9, "applications": 12500 },
    { "code": "BD", "name": "Bangladesh", "refusalRate": 45.2, "applications": 85000 },
    { "code": "PK", "name": "Pakistan", "refusalRate": 42.8, "applications": 125000 },
    { "code": "NG", "name": "Nigeria", "refusalRate": 38.5, "applications": 195000 },
    { "code": "GH", "name": "Ghana", "refusalRate": 35.2, "applications": 68000 },
    { "code": "EG", "name": "Egypt", "refusalRate": 32.8, "applications": 95000 },
    { "code": "VN", "name": "Vietnam", "refusalRate": 28.5, "applications": 145000 },
    { "code": "CN", "name": "China", "refusalRate": 25.4, "applications": 890000 },
    { "code": "PH", "name": "Philippines", "refusalRate": 22.8, "applications": 285000 },
    { "code": "IN", "name": "India", "refusalRate": 16.3, "applications": 1250000 },
    { "code": "MX", "name": "Mexico", "refusalRate": 13.9, "applications": 1850000 },
    { "code": "BR", "name": "Brazil", "refusalRate": 11.9, "applications": 680000 },
    { "code": "CO", "name": "Colombia", "refusalRate": 18.5, "applications": 320000 },
    { "code": "AR", "name": "Argentina", "refusalRate": 8.2, "applications": 145000 },
    { "code": "IL", "name": "Israel", "refusalRate": 5.8, "applications": 185000 },
    { "code": "KR", "name": "South Korea", "refusalRate": 3.2, "applications": 420000 },
    { "code": "JP", "name": "Japan", "refusalRate": 5.8, "applications": 380000 },
    { "code": "AU", "name": "Australia", "refusalRate": 2.8, "applications": 165000 },
    { "code": "GB", "name": "United Kingdom", "refusalRate": 3.5, "applications": 285000 },
    { "code": "DE", "name": "Germany", "refusalRate": 2.1, "applications": 245000 },
    { "code": "FR", "name": "France", "refusalRate": 2.4, "applications": 195000 }
  ],
  "studentVisaF1": {
    "historicalTrend": [
      { "year": 2014, "applications": 595000, "denialRate": 15.0, "issued": 505750 },
      { "year": 2015, "applications": 644000, "denialRate": 17.2, "issued": 533232 },
      { "year": 2016, "applications": 617000, "denialRate": 18.5, "issued": 502855 },
      { "year": 2017, "applications": 589000, "denialRate": 19.8, "issued": 472398 },
      { "year": 2018, "applications": 562000, "denialRate": 21.2, "issued": 442856 },
      { "year": 2019, "applications": 535000, "denialRate": 23.5, "issued": 409275 },
      { "year": 2020, "applications": 185000, "denialRate": 28.4, "issued": 132460 },
      { "year": 2021, "applications": 285000, "denialRate": 19.8, "issued": 228570 },
      { "year": 2022, "applications": 485000, "denialRate": 26.5, "issued": 356475 },
      { "year": 2023, "applications": 620000, "denialRate": 36.0, "issued": 396800 },
      { "year": 2024, "applications": 679000, "denialRate": 41.0, "issued": 400610 }
    ],
    "byNationality2024": [
      { "code": "IN", "name": "India", "applications": 185000, "denialRate": 38.2, "changeYoY": -38 },
      { "code": "CN", "name": "China", "applications": 125000, "denialRate": 28.5, "changeYoY": -12 },
      { "code": "NG", "name": "Nigeria", "applications": 42000, "denialRate": 52.8, "changeYoY": -15 },
      { "code": "BD", "name": "Bangladesh", "applications": 28000, "denialRate": 58.5, "changeYoY": -22 },
      { "code": "PK", "name": "Pakistan", "applications": 18500, "denialRate": 48.2, "changeYoY": -18 },
      { "code": "VN", "name": "Vietnam", "applications": 32000, "denialRate": 35.8, "changeYoY": -8 },
      { "code": "BR", "name": "Brazil", "applications": 28000, "denialRate": 22.5, "changeYoY": 5 },
      { "code": "KR", "name": "South Korea", "applications": 45000, "denialRate": 12.8, "changeYoY": -3 },
      { "code": "JP", "name": "Japan", "applications": 18000, "denialRate": 8.5, "changeYoY": 2 },
      { "code": "MX", "name": "Mexico", "applications": 22000, "denialRate": 28.5, "changeYoY": -5 }
    ]
  },
  "processingTimes": {
    "byCity": [
      { "city": "Chennai", "country": "India", "waitMonths": 14, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Mumbai", "country": "India", "waitMonths": 9.5, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "New Delhi", "country": "India", "waitMonths": 8, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Hyderabad", "country": "India", "waitMonths": 7, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Kolkata", "country": "India", "waitMonths": 6, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Toronto", "country": "Canada", "waitMonths": 17.5, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Calgary", "country": "Canada", "waitMonths": 24, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Dubai", "country": "UAE", "waitMonths": 9.5, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Abu Dhabi", "country": "UAE", "waitMonths": 14.4, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Islamabad", "country": "Pakistan", "waitMonths": 11, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Lagos", "country": "Nigeria", "waitMonths": 8, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Mexico City", "country": "Mexico", "waitMonths": 4, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Sao Paulo", "country": "Brazil", "waitMonths": 2.5, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "London", "country": "UK", "waitMonths": 0.5, "visaType": "B1/B2" },
      { "city": "Paris", "country": "France", "waitMonths": 0.3, "visaType": "B1/B2" }
    ]
  },
  "backlogs": {
    "totalPending": 5400000,
    "immigrantVisaBacklog": 337307,
    "familyBased": 354900,
    "employmentBased": 70200
  }
}