This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Armenia 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 1,148 nonimmigrant visas issued for Armenia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -78% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 330 | 4,660 | -92.9% | 10,211 | -96.8% |
| Student (F1) | 213 | 32 | 565.6% | 107 | 99.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 150 | 85 | 76.5% | 206 | -27.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 149 | 57 | 161.4% | 201 | -25.9% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 51 | 62 | -17.7% | 93 | -45.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 46 | 64 | -28.1% | 150 | -69.3% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 37 | 0 | Inf% | 28 | 32.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 22 | 12 | 83.3% | 16 | 37.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 20 | 12 | 66.7% | 35 | -42.9% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 16 | 12 | 33.3% | 42 | -61.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 2,187 immigrant visas issued for Armenia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 1,134 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 463 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 121 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 100 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 58 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 56 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 44 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 43 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 39 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 31 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,145 people from Armenia 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 | 775 |
| Diversity | 625 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 333 |
| Refugees and asylees | 230 |
| Employment-based preferences | 172 |
| Other | 10 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 1,754 |
| New York | 118 |
| Massachusetts | 48 |
| Nevada | 34 |
| New Jersey | 29 |
| Florida | 22 |
| Washington | 19 |
| Colorado | 12 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
| Texas | 11 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1,587 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 138 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 58 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 45 |
| Fresno, CA | 41 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 35 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 24 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 23 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 16 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 12 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 63 new refugee arrivals and 120 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, 63 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 57 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, 174 people from Armenia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 53 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 14 were removed for non-criminal charges and 29 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.