F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for PeruPeru

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

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

Visa Issuances at PeruConsulates
Visa Issuances for Peru Nationals

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

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

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20181,586
FY 20191,764
FY 2020567
FY 20212,245
FY 20224,670
20182018201920192020202020212021202220221,5861,7645672,2454,6705,0005,0004,0004,0003,0003,0002,0002,0001,0001,00000
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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 Peru

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

The below table and graph represent the estimated F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Peru. 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 201974.65%25.35%
FY 202068.81%31.19%
FY 202180.18%19.82%
FY 202265.08%34.92%
FY 202363.75%36.25%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.05%74.65%68.81%80.18%65.08%34.95%25.35%31.19%19.82%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 Peru

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January87
February41
March66
April100
May188
June318
July265
August148
September41
October64
November90
December202
2019
MonthApprovals
January93
February53
March89
April98
May207
June336
July282
August199
September51
October73
November111
December183
2020
MonthApprovals
January96
February59
March38
April0
May0
June0
July7
August0
September0
October3
November3
December257
2021
MonthApprovals
January120
February6
March108
April108
May89
June156
July441
August719
September235
October31
November157
December560
2022
MonthApprovals
January204
February134
March260
April338
May968
June496
July1,206
August221
September95
October148
November110
December332

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

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

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

Fiscal Year*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20181,592
FY 20191,761
FY 2020604
FY 20212,300
FY 20222,653
20182018201920192020202020212021202220221,5921,7616042,3002,6532,8002,8002,1002,1001,4001,40070070000
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year for Individuals with Nationality as Peru

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January89
February40
March67
April99
May188
June315
July263
August152
September43
October63
November88
December197
2019
MonthApprovals
January95
February54
March93
April95
May212
June329
July278
August205
September52
October73
November108
December175
2020
MonthApprovals
January94
February58
March36
April-
May-
June-
July9
August14
September37
October46
November38
December288
2021
MonthApprovals
January115
February8
March101
April99
May76
June147
July453
August706
September223
October33
November145
December525
2022
MonthApprovals
January87
February61
March111
April159
May458
June250
July569
August193
September62
October7878
November67
December246

*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.