F1 Visa Approvals/ Issuances and Refusals for ThailandThailand

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

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

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Visa Issuances for Thailand Nationals

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

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

Fiscal Year(FY)*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20182,881
FY 20192,354
FY 2020717
FY 20212,067
FY 20226,282
20182018201920192020202020212021202220222,8812,3547172,0676,2828,0008,0006,0006,0004,0004,0002,0002,00000
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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 Thailand

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

The below table and graph represent the estimated F1 visa approval and rejection rates for Thailand. 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 201974.64%25.36%
FY 202068.81%31.19%
FY 202180.18%19.82%
FY 202265.08%34.92%
FY 202363.75%36.25%
Approval Rate
Refusal Rate
201820182019201920202020202120212022202265.03%74.64%68.81%80.18%65.08%34.97%25.36%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 Thailand

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January151
February103
March153
April136
May367
June533
July485
August440
September83
October66
November85
December122
2019
MonthApprovals
January109
February70
March93
April101
May357
June454
July483
August361
September53
October47
November52
December140
2020
MonthApprovals
January92
February34
March23
April4
May0
June5
July95
August113
September112
October61
November89
December46
2021
MonthApprovals
January88
February13
March21
April45
May223
June451
July654
August294
September82
October59
November126
December164
2022
MonthApprovals
January300
February164
March272
April196
May586
June1,650
July1,764
August833
September168
October134
November93
December255

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

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

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

Fiscal Year*Approvals/ Issuances
FY 20182,722
FY 20192,213
FY 2020660
FY 20211,805
FY 20222,951
20182018201920192020202020212021202220222,7222,2136601,8052,9513,5003,5002,8002,8002,1002,1001,4001,40070070000
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F1 Approvals by Month and Year for Individuals with Nationality as Thailand

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

2018
MonthApprovals
January145
February102
March150
April139
May357
June481
July452
August399
September81
October67
November84
December118
2019
MonthApprovals
January102
February67
March91
April103
May345
June393
July459
August330
September54
October48
November50
December129
2020
MonthApprovals
January84
February34
March20
April2
May-
June5
July79
August108
September101
October52
November80
December44
2021
MonthApprovals
January84
February12
March20
April39
May194
June393
July571
August248
September68
October49
November119
December124
2022
MonthApprovals
January110
February55
March88
April66
May236
June763
July822
August373
September146
October4848
November67
December226

*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.