In fiscal year 2023, the U.S. B-visa refusal rate for Chinese citizens dropped to around 26.6 percent from 79 percent in 2021 and 30 percent in 2022.
In the end of 2014, the U.S. government extended the business and tourism visa validity to the Chinese citizens to ten years. As a result, the volume of B-visa applications from the Chinese citizens in the United States peaked in 2015.
Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023
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US Department of State. (January 17, 2024). Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/
US Department of State. "Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/
US Department of State. (2024). Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/
US Department of State. "Refusal Rate of B-visas in The United States Applied by Chinese Citizens from Financial Year 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/
US Department of State, Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Refusal rate of B-visas in the United States applied by Chinese citizens from financial year 2014 to 2023 [Graph], US Department of State, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100530/china-refusal-rate-of-the-us-b-visa-application/
