In our last entry, we looked at successful issuance of TN visas (and also H1B’s).  I also came across the number of rejected TN applicants in 2012.

Drum roll please.

2012 TN Rejection Rate

1,172 out of 8,810 of TN applications were rejected.  If I were a math teacher marking a test paper, this gets 13% rejection or 87% success rate.  Not bad.

So how does this compare to H1B?

2012 H1B Rejection Rate

29,994 out of 165,524 of H1B applications were rejected or 18% rejection rate.  Still not bad.

Keep in mind though that the number of successful issuance includes renewals which has a higher chance of success.  What does this mean?  It means that if you’re thinking of applying for a TN (or H1B) visa and assuming your paper work is in order, on AVERAGE, your success rate is pretty high but not as high as 87% (or 82% for H1B).

Stats thanks to Buruau of Consular Affairs