The countries listed below have high risk of visa denial or visa refusal. There are many reasons why a visa application may be denied. In some instances, the application is denied because necessary information or supporting documents were not submitted by the applicant. In other instances, the application is denied for more serious reasons. An applicant’s current and/or past actions, such as drug or criminal activities, as examples, may make the applicant ineligible for a visa. Please note that Language International does not apply for visas on behalf of students.
If you hold a passport from one of the high-risk countries listed below and you do not have a valid visa prior to booking a course, please be aware that Language International collects an additional non-refundable administrative fee of $500 USD. Learn more about our sales and refund policy »
The refusal rates listed below are based on the number of visitor "B" visa applications submitted to U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide in 2011.
| Afghanistan | 45.7% |
| Albania | 42.3% |
| Algeria | 29.2% |
| Armenia | 54.5% |
| Azerbaijan | 12.9% |
| Bangladesh | 42.4% |
| Belize | 36.8% |
| Benin | 48.2% |
| Bhutan | 60.7% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 10.1% |
| Botswana | 11.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 37.9% |
| Burma | 33.2% |
| Burundi | 45.5% |
| Cambodia | 44.0% |
| Cameroon | 40.6% |
| Cape Verde | 38.3% |
| Central African Republic | 47.4% |
| Chad | 42.7% |
| Comoros | 29.6% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of The | 39.1% |
| Congo, Republic of | 25.2% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 39.6% |
| Cuba | 33.0% |
| Djibouti | 58.0% |
| Egypt | 24.0% |
| El Salvador | 47.1% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% |
| Eritrea | 46.2% |
| Ethiopia | 41.7% |
| Federated States Of Micronesia | 33.3% |
| Fiji | 31.4% |
| Gabon | 30.3% |
| Georgia | 40.2% |
| Ghana | 59.3% |
| Guatemala | 30.2% |
| Guinea | 60.6% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 55.0% |
| Guyana | 51.5% |
| Haiti | 58.2% |
| India | 30.1% |
| Iran | 31.0% |
| Iraq | 27.3% |
| Jamaica | 45.7% |
| Jordan | 34.5% |
| Kenya | 39.3% |
| Kiribati | 20.7% |
| Kosovo | 29.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% |
| Laos | 74.8% |
| Lesotho | 18.6% |
| Liberia | 56.1% |
| Libya | 30.8% |
| Madagascar | 15.0% |
| Malawi | 26.9% |
| Mali | 51.0% |
| Mauritania | 61.5% |
| Mauritius | 7.5% |
| Moldova | 34.7% |
| Mongolia | 44.5% |
| Montenegro | 39.0% |
| Morocco | 15.1% |
| Mozambique | 2.6% |
| Myanmar | 33.2% |
| Namibia | 8.9% |
| Nauru | 16.7% |
| Nepal | 59.9% |
| Nicaragua | 30.1% |
| Niger | 41.3% |
| Nigeria | 38.0% |
| Pakistan | 40.0% |
| Palestine | 34.2% |
| Philippines | 33.8% |
| Republic of Palau | 57.1% |
| Rwanda | 40.6% |
| Samoa | 41.7% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 31.7% |
| Senegal | 62.8% |
| Seychelles | 15.9% |
| Sierra Leone | 48.0% |
| Somalia | 66.8% |
| South Sudan | 23.8% |
| Sri Lanka | 25.2% |
| Sudan | 40.6% |
| Swaziland | 10.4% |
| Syria | 32.8% |
| Tajikistan | 30.3% |
| Tanzania | 27.5% |
| The Bahamas | 13.7% |
| The Gambia | 67.2% |
| Timor-Leste | 25.5% |
| Togo | 35.8% |
| Tonga | 46.5% |
| Tunisia | 17.2% |
| Turkmenistan | 24.3% |
| Tuvalu | 32.0% |
| Uganda | 37.3% |
| Uzbekistan | 50.2% |
| Vietnam | 33.5% |
| Western Sahara | N/A |
| Yemen | 48.4% |
| Zambia | 22.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 21.8% |