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UK Business visa approval odds

UK assesses a business visa on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. As an approximate starting point, this route runs near a 84% base approval — your finances, ties and history then push your personal odds up or down.

Last reviewed July 2026 per our editorial standards.

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UK business visa refusal rates by nationality (year to March 2026)

Home Office decisions on entry clearance applications, by the applicant's nationality and visa type, for the year to March 2026. Withdrawn and lapsed applications are excluded. None of these predicts an individual decision — they show how strictly the bar has been applied.

UK business visa outcomes in year to March 2026, best to worst, for the nationalities we publish pages for.
Nationality	Refused	Issued	Decided
South Africa	3.9%	96.1%	79,168
Saudi Arabia	5.5%	94.5%	456
Russia	6.7%	93.3%	51,420
Belarus	6.9%	93.1%	8,831
China	8.2%	91.8%	530,487
Armenia	8.7%	91.3%	4,772
Indonesia	10.2%	89.8%	42,801
Turkey	10.5%	89.5%	265,218
Thailand	10.8%	89.2%	54,461
Cambodia	11.6%	88.4%	3,043
Dominican Republic	12.8%	87.2%	2,611
the Philippines	14.3%	85.7%	55,258
Vietnam	14.4%	85.6%	21,838
Lebanon	14.5%	85.5%	14,807
Ecuador	16.3%	83.7%	6,219
Mongolia	16.3%	83.7%	3,807
Laos	16.4%	83.6%	726
India	18.1%	81.9%	661,624
Jordan	18.1%	81.9%	16,457
Cuba	19.9%	80.1%	1,002
Azerbaijan	22.3%	77.7%	9,976
Namibia	22.3%	77.7%	1,370
Madagascar	23.6%	76.4%	626
Fiji	23.7%	76.3%	1,150
Egypt	23.9%	76.1%	40,166
Turkmenistan	23.9%	76.1%	1,167
Mozambique	24.2%	75.8%	1,165
Tunisia	25%	75%	8,016
Kyrgyzstan	27.1%	72.9%	1,996
Haiti	28%	72%	421
Sri Lanka	28.8%	71.2%	31,741
Zambia	29.5%	70.5%	3,615
Gabon	29.9%	70.1%	448
Nepal	31.1%	68.9%	16,703
Uzbekistan	31.2%	68.8%	10,733
Bolivia	31.7%	68.3%	2,640
Jamaica	32.9%	67.1%	8,883
Tanzania	33.7%	66.3%	5,207
Malawi	33.7%	66.3%	2,049
Rwanda	33.7%	66.3%	1,829
Kazakhstan	33.9%	66.1%	16,684
Kenya	34.7%	65.3%	20,947
Morocco	34.8%	65.2%	35,047
Libya	35.5%	64.5%	4,248
Zimbabwe	35.8%	64.2%	16,424
Angola	36.4%	63.6%	2,180
Tajikistan	36.6%	63.4%	1,406
Nigeria	38.6%	61.4%	173,256
Mali	43.2%	56.8%	680
Ghana	43.4%	56.6%	46,695
Cameroon	43.4%	56.6%	6,531
Algeria	43.9%	56.1%	20,038
Iraq	44.7%	55.3%	20,839
Iran	44.8%	55.2%	14,600
Pakistan	44.9%	55.1%	160,668
Sierra Leone	45.7%	54.3%	3,044
Burkina Faso	47.2%	52.8%	534
Botswana	47.4%	52.6%	924
Benin	48.1%	51.9%	842
Burundi	52.9%	47.1%	314
Guinea	53.1%	46.9%	1,865
Syria	53.3%	46.7%	4,069
Bangladesh	54.1%	45.9%	42,447
Uganda	54.3%	45.7%	9,651
Ethiopia	57.2%	42.8%	5,238
Togo	57.5%	42.5%	808
Yemen	59.8%	40.2%	3,359
Sudan	61.6%	38.4%	5,637
Senegal	62%	38%	4,425
Eritrea	62.6%	37.4%	720
Somalia	66.3%	33.7%	1,053
Afghanistan	66.5%	33.5%	3,421

Source: UK Home Office — outcomes of entry clearance visa applications by nationality and visa type (Vis_D02) . Every nationality above links to its own page with the year-on-year movement and a comparison across destinations.

What actually moves the needle

A clear invitation and business purpose

This is the heart of business decisions for UK. Make it concrete and documented rather than assumed.

A stable employer and role at home

Officers weigh this alongside everything else — gather clear evidence before you apply.

Funds and ties that show you will return

Officers weigh this alongside everything else — gather clear evidence before you apply.

Avoid the common pitfall

The most frequent reason this route fails is a weak invitation or unclear ties to your home employer. Address it directly and you remove the biggest doubt.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an official UK business visa success rate?

Not one we currently carry. We only print a rate when we hold the publisher's own figure for this nationality and this visa category, and we do not hold one for the UK business visas. The figure shown on this page is a modelled estimate built from published route-level data and your answers — we label it as such rather than presenting it as a government statistic. What you can act on is the documented requirement set below, which is what the decision actually turns on.

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.

Is my information private?

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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