What is the immigration court grant rate for Myanmar (Burma) nationals?

Myanmar (Burma) nationals have an asylum grant rate of 64.9% across 632 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Myanmar (Burma) nationals?

Myanmar (Burma) is a heavy-corpus nationality with 632 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (410 granted, 222 denied) - #63 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Myanmar (Burma) nationals?

Yes. Myanmar (Burma)'s 64.9% national-row rate already sits well above the 48.3% overall average; court-level spreads can widen that further depending on judge mix and case type.

Is this data predictive of individual case outcomes?

No. These are aggregate historical statistics from DOJ EOIR records. Individual case outcomes depend on the specific facts, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, country conditions, and whether you have legal representation. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for advice on your case.

By Nationality

Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Myanmar (Burma): US Asylum Outcomes

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Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: Myanmar (Burma) runs +16.6 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 632 decisions FY2015–2025 (#63 of 196).

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Data updated 2026-09-05

64.9%
Asylum grant rate: 35.1%
Asylum denial rate: 632
Asylum decisions

Myanmar (Burma) in one line

Myanmar (Burma)'s asylum grant rate is 64.9% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 632 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

64.9%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 632
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: +16.6 pp
vs. national average: 35.1%
Asylum denial rate

Myanmar (Burma) nationals' merits outcome mix

632merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted410(65%)Denied222(35%)

Statistical data only. These are aggregate historical rates, not predictions for individual cases. Outcomes vary significantly by court, judge, case type, and legal representation. Consult a licensed immigration attorney.

Myanmar (Burma) vs all nationalities by asylum grant rate

Where this nationality's FY2015–2025 asylum grant rate sits among every tracked nationality (a case-outcome measure, not a quality ranking)

64.9% 68th of 196 higher than 128 of 196 nationalities

Nationalities, banded by asylum grant rate

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more nationalities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOJ EOIR asylum merits decisions · FY2015–2025

Myanmar (Burma) grant-rate neighbors

Asylum grant rates for nationalities whose FY2015–2025 merits rate is closest to Myanmar (Burma) (ABS gap), not the same top-volume strip on every page. Myanmar (Burma) is highlighted; the thin line marks the 48.3% national average.

Eritrea

66.6%

Romania

65.3%

Myanmar (Burma)

64.9%

Uzbekistan

64.4%

Algeria

64.2%

Palestine

64.1%

Bangladesh

64.0%

Georgia

64.0%

Tajikistan

63.9%

Pakistan

63.7%

Ivory Coast

63.5%

Republic of the Congo

62.8%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

Heavy-corpus nationality peers by merits volume, orthogonal to the ABS(grant-rate) neighbors above.

Kosovo · 641 merits · 77.7% grant
Mali · 614 merits · 60.6% grant
Ivory Coast · 611 merits · 63.5% grant
Tajikistan · 690 merits · 63.9% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Myanmar (Burma): 632 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Myanmar (Burma)'s 632-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Myanmar (Burma) nationals; gap vs national average +16.6 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 632 decisions FY2015–2025 (#63 of 196).

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Myanmar (Burma) asylum merits outcomes FY2015–2025 · 2025 Accessed 2026-09-05

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. Myanmar (Burma)'s grant-rate and caseload figures are recomputed live from the EOIR case-level extract on every request, never hand-typed. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-05.