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AFRICA
VISA
REJECTION
USA B1/B2 Tourist & Business Visa  ·  FY 2025 Adjusted Rates
Ghana
Ranked 18th of 54 · High-Risk Band
2 in 3 Ghanaian applicants are refused
64.3%
Refusal Rate
51.4%
Continental average refusal rate
9
Countries above 70% — 7 are West African
54
African countries ranked

West Africa dominates the danger zone. Of the 9 countries with refusal rates above 70%, seven are West African. Southern Africa tells the opposite story — home to the continent's lowest rates. Ghana, at 64.3%, sits firmly in the high-risk band with no improvement in recent years.

1Somalia
83.5%
2South Sudan
76.1%
3Gambia
75.3%
4Guinea-Bissau
75.2%
5Senegal
74.0%
6Liberia
73.0%
7Togo
72.0%
8Burkina Faso
71.3%
9Sierra Leone
70.6%
10Burundi
69.2%
11Equatorial Guinea
68.6%
12Kenya
68.2%
13Mauritania
67.6%
14Guinea
66.9%
15Congo (Republic)
64.7%
16Rwanda
64.7%
17Benin
64.6%
18 🇬🇭 Ghana
64.3%
19Congo (DR)
63.4%
20Sudan
63.3%
21Chad
61.6%
22Djibouti
61.5%
23Cameroon
60.6%
24Eritrea
60.0%
25Uganda
57.6%
26Nigeria
57.0%
27Mali
55.6%
28Angola
54.3%
29Cabo Verde
53.9%
30Ethiopia
53.6%
31Malawi
53.4%
32Zambia
52.4%
33Algeria
51.2%
34Eswatini
50.9%
35Egypt
47.6%
36Gabon
44.6%
37Cent. African Rep.
42.6%
38Tanzania
39.4%
39Botswana
38.4%
40Lesotho
38.2%
41Niger
38.2%
42Zimbabwe
37.6%
43Côte d'Ivoire
36.8%
44Libya
31.8%
45Comoros
30.2%
46Morocco
26.9%
47Tunisia
25.9%
48São Tomé
25.0%
49Mozambique
24.8%
50Madagascar
17.2%
51Namibia
16.5%
52Seychelles
13.2%
53South Africa
11.7%
54Mauritius
7.4%
Refusal Rate Scale
7% (Best) 25% 50% 70% 84% (Worst)
Highest Refusal Rates
Somalia83.5%
South Sudan76.1%
Gambia75.3%
Guinea-Bissau75.2%
Senegal74.0%
Lowest Refusal Rates
Mauritius7.4%
South Africa11.7%
Seychelles13.2%
Namibia16.5%
Madagascar17.2%