64% of U.S. Visa Applications from Uzbekistan Rejected
The United States rejected over 64% of tourist and business visa applications (B1/B2 category) submitted by Uzbek citizens in 2024, according to a new report from the U.S. State Department.
The exact refusal rate was 64.41%, up 4.85 percentage points compared to 2023, when the figure stood at 59.56%. This is one of the highest rates in Central Asia.
For comparison, the refusal rates in other Central Asian countries were:
- Turkmenistan – 58.8%
- Kazakhstan – 46.29%
- Tajikistan – 45.24%
- Kyrgyzstan – 39.14%
High refusal rates were also observed in:
- Armenia – 59.46%
- Canada – 56.35%
- Iran – 55.54%
In contrast, applicants in many European and Asian countries had a much higher chance of approval:
- France – 8.5% rejection rate
- Germany – 10.02%
- Japan – 5.76%
- UAE – 1.46%
Among post-Soviet countries, the lowest rejection rates were in:
- Belarus – 28.79%
- Azerbaijan – 21.46%
- Ukraine – 33.45%
- Russia – 38.56%
Kursiv Uzbekistan reports that U.S. President Donald Trump called for the faster deportation of undocumented immigrants from major U.S. cities.
