What is the immigration court grant rate for Pakistan nationals?

Pakistan nationals have an asylum grant rate of 63.7% across 3,263 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Pakistan nationals?

Pakistan is a heavy-corpus nationality with 3,263 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (2,078 granted, 1,185 denied) - #25 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Pakistan nationals?

Yes. Pakistan's 63.7% 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

Pakistan: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Pakistan US Immigration Court Outcomes
Creator: PlainImmigration
Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: Pakistan runs +15.4 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 3,263 decisions FY2015–2025 (#25 of 196).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

63.7%
Asylum grant rate: 36.3%
Asylum denial rate: 3,263
Asylum decisions

Pakistan in one line

Pakistan's asylum grant rate is 63.7% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 3,263 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

63.7%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 3,263
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: +15.4 pp
vs. national average: 36.3%
Asylum denial rate

Pakistan nationals' merits outcome mix

3,263merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted2,078(64%)Denied1,185(36%)

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.

Pakistan 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)

63.7% 76th of 196 higher than 120 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

Pakistan grant-rate neighbors

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

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%

India

62.5%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

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

Senegal · 3,263 merits · 42.2% grant
Dominican Republic · 3,280 merits · 49.0% grant
Egypt · 3,164 merits · 73.4% grant
Uzbekistan · 3,117 merits · 64.4% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Pakistan: 3,263 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Pakistan's 3,263-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Pakistan nationals; gap vs national average +15.4 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 3,263 decisions FY2015–2025 (#25 of 196).

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Pakistan 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. Pakistan'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.