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7 countries with the highest visa rejection rates for international students
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State DepartmentAustralia15–18% (2024–25)Stable to slight increase; ELICOS sector: 25%High (Department of Home Affairs publishes quarterly)Department of Home AffairsFrance8–15%Slightly rising (overall visa refusals up 14% in 2024)Moderate (Interior Ministry publishes aggregate data)French Interior Ministry (via VisaHQ)Italy12–15%Data inconsistent across sourcesLow (consulate-level data, not centralized)Italian consulate dataGermany5–10%Stable to slightly improvingLow (limited public data from embassies)German embassy statisticsUK4.1% overall (2025)Highest since 2016; Q1 2025: 12%, Q2: 9%High (Home Office publishes quarterly)UK HomeCanada US Cuts Visa Processing Centres In Africa To 20 UK visa CountryRefusal Rate (Latest)Year-over-Year TrendData ReliabilityOfficial SourceCanada~52% (2024)Sharply rising (38% in 2023, 65% early 2025, ~45% by Aug 2025)High (IRCC publishes granular data)IRCC Open DataUSA (F-1)41% (FY2024)Rising steadily (15% in FY2014, 35% in FY2023)High (U.
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