This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Argentina to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.
For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 41,275 nonimmigrant visas issued for Argentina, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -55% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 32,821 | 82,146 | -60% | 295,326 | -88.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 2,549 | 4,474 | -43% | 4,393 | -42% |
| Student (F1) | 1,408 | 652 | 116% | 1,482 | -5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 613 | 566 | 8.3% | 997 | -38.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 537 | 533 | 0.8% | 762 | -29.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 397 | 465 | -14.6% | 695 | -42.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 303 | 134 | 126.1% | 856 | -64.6% |
| Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) | 275 | 222 | 23.9% | 328 | -16.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 259 | 226 | 14.6% | 316 | -18% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 218 | 129 | 69% | 212 | 2.8% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,063 immigrant visas issued for Argentina compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 187 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 148 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 99 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 95 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 85 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 77 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 76 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 62 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 46 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 33 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,970 people from Argentina were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,465 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,309 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 89 |
| Refugees and asylees | 56 |
| Other | 32 |
| Diversity | 19 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | 1,070 |
| California | 389 |
| Texas | 257 |
| New York | 247 |
| New Jersey | 107 |
| Illinois | 86 |
| Utah | 69 |
| Maryland | 57 |
| Virginia | 57 |
| Washington | 53 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 923 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 335 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 136 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 105 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 98 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 85 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 83 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 51 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 49 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.
Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 532 people from Argentina were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 93 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 32 were removed for non-criminal charges and 265 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.