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UK business visa success rate for Libyan citizens (year to March 2026)

64.5% of Libyan UK visitor visa applications were approved in the year to March 2026, across 4,248 decisions — the remaining 35.5% were refused. Approval is down from 71.3% in year to March 2025. Unlike the Schengen figures, this is grouped by the applicant's nationality rather than by where the application was lodged, and it is broken down by visa type, so it describes Libyan visitor applicants specifically. Withdrawn and lapsed applications are excluded from both sides of the fraction. It remains a nationality-wide outcome rather than a prediction for one case. The estimator below weighs your own finances, ties, travel history and refusal record instead.

Last reviewed August 2026 per our editorial standards. Rate: UK Home Office — outcomes of entry clearance visa applications by nationality and visa type (Vis_D02) .

How likely is a business visa to the United Kingdom for Libyan citizens? Officers focus on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. A typical applicant sees roughly 80%, and the biggest single lever is a credible invitation and ties. Published approval rates for Libya run at 68.2% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 84.4% on Schengen short-stay applications in 2025.

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Where Libya sits in the official data

Two governments publish visa outcomes broken down by country. Neither predicts an individual decision, but together they show how Libyan applicants fare relative to everyone else, and which of the destinations we cover currently refuses the fewest applications from Libya.

US visitor visas — FY2025

A 31.8% adjusted refusal rate places Libya 101st of 199 nationalities the State Department publishes — a lower refusal rate than 49% of them. The median nationality sits at 31.8%, so Libya is 0 points below it.

Schengen short-stay visas — 2025

Across all Schengen consulates in Libya, 15.6% of short-stay applications were not issued — 64th of 127 countries with a meaningful application volume, and 0 points below the 15.6% median.

Schengen short-stay applications lodged in Libya in 2025, by issuing state. All rows use the European Commission's methodology, so they are comparable with each other — the US figure is computed differently and is shown separately above.
DestinationRefusedIssuedDecided
Italy12.5%87.5%25,369
Greece18.5%81.5%10,536
Spain27.5%72.5%2,601

Among Schengen states, applications lodged in Libya were refused least often by Italy at 12.5% and most often by Spain at 27.5% — a gap of 15 points on a like-for-like basis. That gap reflects who applies where as much as how strictly each state decides, so it is a starting point for choosing a main destination, not a ranking of leniency. You must still apply to the state where you will spend the most nights.

Demand and outcome moved together for Libya between 2024 and 2025. Schengen consulates there decided 43,822 short-stay applications, against 33,509 the year before — up 30.8% — while the refusal rate went from 19.2% to 15.6%. That easing meant roughly 1,593 more applicants were issued a visa than 2024's rate would have produced.

Sources: U.S. Department of State — Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality and European Commission — Schengen short-stay visa statistics for consulates . Schengen figures are grouped by the country an application was lodged in, not by passport.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UK business visa refusal rate for Libyan citizens?

35.5% in year to March 2026, against 28.7% in year to March 2025 — meaning 64.5% of decided cases ended in a visa. Entry clearance visitor visa applications from Libya nationals decided in the year to March 2026, as a share refused. The Home Office publishes decisions by nationality and visa type; withdrawn and lapsed applications are excluded from both sides of the fraction. It is a nationality-wide outcome, not a probability for an individual application. Your own case is assessed on its own evidence, so use the estimator on this page rather than the average.

Where does this UK refusal-rate figure come from?

From UK Home Office — outcomes of entry clearance visa applications by nationality and visa type (Vis_D02), covering year to March 2026. We restate the published figure without adjustment and link the source file directly, so you can check it yourself.

What matters most for a UK business visa?

Officers focus on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. In practice the single biggest lever is a credible invitation and ties, so make that part of your application as strong and well-documented as possible.

Does a previous visa refusal affect my chances?

Yes. A prior refusal weighs on new applications until its underlying reason is addressed. Find out exactly why you were refused, fix what caused it, and clearly show what is different this time.

Is this a guarantee of approval?

No. GetVisaOdds is an educational planning tool, not legal advice and not a guarantee. Only a consular or immigration officer can decide your application. We show approximate odds and the reasons behind them so you can prepare better.

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Completely. The estimate runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are never sent to a server or stored — there is no sign-up and nothing to leak.

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