F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for MyanmarMyanmar

If you are apply for F1 Visa as an international student from Myanmar, 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 Myanmar.

The US Department of State releases only F1 Visa approvals or issuances for Myanmar. They do not directly give the rejections or refusals for F1 Visas in Myanmar. As the data would be incomplete without having rejections, we have used statistical modeling to predict the F1 rejection rates in Myanmar 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 Myanmar.

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

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

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20181,197
FY 20191,309
FY 2020489
FY 20211,155
FY 20222,308
20182018201920192020202020212021202220221,1971,3094891,1552,3082,4002,4001,8001,8001,2001,20060060000
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*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 Myanmar

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

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

Fiscal Year*Approval RateRejection Rate#
FY 201865.05%34.95%
FY 201974.63%25.37%
FY 202068.87%31.13%
FY 202180.21%19.79%
FY 202265.09%34.91%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.05%74.63%68.87%80.21%65.09%34.95%25.37%31.13%19.79%34.91%100%100%80%80%60%60%40%40%20%20%00
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year at Consulates/ Embassy in Myanmar

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January96
February18
March11
April12
May61
June179
July337
August267
September28
October23
November62
December157
2019
MonthApprovals
January99
February22
March11
April12
May61
June204
July388
August242
September28
October15
November74
December168
2020
MonthApprovals
January152
February22
March13
April1
May0
June3
July23
August17
September1
October0
November3
December87
2021
MonthApprovals
January24
February5
March1
April3
May57
June321
July216
August333
September105
October95
November125
December160
2022
MonthApprovals
January94
February0
March2
April2
May8
June652
July730
August276
September164
October240
November307
December214

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

US Department of State, in addition to the F1 Visa approvals given in Myanmar, they also publish statistics of F1 visas issued for anyone with nationality as Myanmar. This metrics will help anyone with nationality as Myanmar 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 Myanmar

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

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

The US Department of State also gives monthly data for F1 Visa approvals for individuals with nationality as Myanmar. This data helps anyone with their nationality as Myanmar plan to see the overall trends of applicants from Myanmar 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 Myanmar since fiscal year 2018.

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*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.