F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for GermanyGermany

If you are apply for F1 Visa as an international student from Germany, you may wonder, what are your chances of getting F1 Visa. This will give you an understanding on how to prepare for your interview based on the specific circumstances at the US Consulate/ Embassy in Germany.

The US Department of State releases only F1 Visa approvals or issuances for Germany. They do not directly give the rejections or refusals for F1 Visas in Germany. As the data would be incomplete without having rejections, we have used statistical modeling to predict the F1 rejection rates in Germany based on the global F1 Visa rejection rates. Again, this is approximation based on mathematical modeling and does not necessarily reflect the actual F1 visa rejection or refulsal rates in Germany.

Visa Issuances at GermanyConsulates
Visa Issuances for Germany Nationals

Total F1 Approvals/ Issuances by Fiscal Year* at Germany Consulates

Below is the total number of F1 Visa issuances/ approvals in Germany since fiscal year 2018. The graph indicates the overall trend of F1 Visa issuances in Germany

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20186,251
FY 20196,270
FY 20202,552
FY 20216,354
FY 202213,671
20182018201920192020202020212021202220226,2516,2702,5526,35413,67115,00015,00012,00012,0009,0009,0006,0006,0003,0003,00000
https://visagrader.com

*Fiscal Year(FY) 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.


F1 Visa Approval and Rejection rates for Consulates/ Embassy in Germany

As the US Department of State does not provide the Approval and Rejection rates for Germany directly. They only provide the total number of Visa issuance or approvals for Germany. Based on the worldwide F1 visa approval and rejection/refusal rates, we need to forecast the F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Germany.

The below table and graph represent the estimated F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Germany. It is based on mathematical modeling done based on the worldwide approval and rejection rates for F1 visa.

Fiscal Year*Approval RateRejection Rate#
FY 201865.03%34.97%
FY 201974.63%25.37%
FY 202068.82%31.18%
FY 202180.17%19.83%
FY 202265.08%34.92%
FY 202363.75%36.25%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.03%74.63%68.82%80.17%65.08%34.97%25.37%31.18%19.83%34.92%100%100%80%80%60%60%40%40%20%20%00
https://visagrader.com

F1 Approvals by Month and Year at Consulates/ Embassy in Germany

The US Department of State publishes the data related to monthly F1 Visas issued in Germany. This is to get an idea of the overall load at the Consulates in Germany and to plan for the F1 visa appointments. Below is the data with total number of F1 Visas issued by Month and Year in Germany starting from 2018.

2018
MonthApprovals
January224
February155
March175
April293
May716
June1,368
July1,770
August598
September137
October138
November273
December372
2019
MonthApprovals
January258
February137
March159
April254
May794
June950
July1,718
August1,039
September178
October133
November190
December399
2020
MonthApprovals
January220
February135
March91
April0
May0
June0
July717
August516
September151
October172
November171
December199
2021
MonthApprovals
January141
February71
March48
April86
May425
June1,399
July2,033
August1,238
September371
October244
November504
December583
2022
MonthApprovals
January470
February358
March302
April656
May1,634
June3,186
July3,994
August1,505
September235
October278
November328
December444

Total F1 Approvals by Fiscal Year* for Individuals with Nationality as Germany

US Department of State, in addition to the F1 Visa approvals given in Germany, they also publish statistics of F1 visas issued for anyone with nationality as Germany. This metrics will help anyone with nationality as Germany plan and be prepared for attending the F1 visa interview. Also, there is no rejection or refulsal rates provided by US Department on a nationality level, hence we cannot estimate the F1 rejection rates for anyone with nationality as Germany

Below is the total number of F1 visa approvals or issuances for individuals with nationality as Germany since fiscal year 2018.

Fiscal Year*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20186,239
FY 20196,228
FY 20202,333
FY 20215,790
FY 20227,258
20182018201920192020202020212021202220226,2396,2282,3335,7907,2588,0008,0006,0006,0004,0004,0002,0002,00000
https://visagrader.com

F1 Approvals by Month and Year for Individuals with Nationality as Germany

The US Department of State also gives monthly data for F1 Visa approvals for individuals with nationality as Germany. This data helps anyone with their nationality as Germany plan to see the overall trends of applicants from Germany applying for F1 Visa.

Below is the total number of F1 visa approvals or issuances given by month and year for individuals with nationality as Germany since fiscal year 2018.

2018
MonthApprovals
January217
February159
March173
April305
May706
June1,392
July1,762
August595
September132
October137
November271
December366
2019
MonthApprovals
January254
February137
March171
April264
May777
June953
July1,718
August1,014
September166
October124
November186
December390
2020
MonthApprovals
January220
February139
March87
April-
May-
June-
July660
August410
September117
October160
November164
December201
2021
MonthApprovals
January144
February64
March51
April87
May419
June1,297
July1,791
August1,090
September322
October204
November456
December546
2022
MonthApprovals
January206
February168
March127
April285
May742
June1,494
July1,857
August994
September179
October117117
November298
December402

*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.