F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for NamibiaNamibia

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

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

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

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

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 201854
FY 201978
FY 202032
FY 202170
FY 2022123
20182018201920192020202020212021202220225478327012315015012012090906060303000
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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 Namibia

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

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

Fiscal Year*Approval RateRejection Rate#
FY 201865.06%34.94%
FY 201975%25%
FY 202069.57%30.43%
FY 202180.46%19.54%
FY 202265.08%34.92%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.06%75%69.57%80.46%65.08%34.94%25%30.43%19.54%34.92%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 Namibia

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January1
February1
March0
April3
May2
June8
July11
August10
September1
October0
November4
December5
2019
MonthApprovals
January3
February1
March2
April1
May9
June13
July20
August18
September2
October1
November2
December6
2020
MonthApprovals
January12
February1
March2
April0
May0
June0
July5
August3
September0
October1
November4
December9
2021
MonthApprovals
January1
February3
March3
April2
May1
June11
July26
August9
September0
October0
November7
December2
2022
MonthApprovals
January6
February8
March18
April10
May8
June18
July28
August16
September2
October8
November5
December8

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

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

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

Fiscal Year*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 201846
FY 201961
FY 202025
FY 202153
FY 202257
20182018201920192020202020212021202220224661255357808060604040202000
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year for Individuals with Nationality as Namibia

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January-
February1
March-
April2
May2
June6
July11
August9
September2
October1
November4
December4
2019
MonthApprovals
January3
February1
March2
April1
May4
June12
July13
August15
September1
October1
November-
December4
2020
MonthApprovals
January11
February1
March2
April-
May-
June-
July4
August2
September-
October1
November2
December8
2021
MonthApprovals
January1
February1
March1
April2
May-
June10
July21
August5
September1
October-
November5
December2
2022
MonthApprovals
January3
February3
March8
April6
May4
June6
July12
August6
September2
October22
November1
December4

*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.