This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Australia 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 14,238 nonimmigrant visas issued for Australia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -35% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 2,527 | 2,989 | -15.5% | 4,661 | -45.8% |
| Australian professional specialty (E3) | 2,309 | 3,144 | -26.6% | 5,609 | -58.8% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,917 | 4,541 | -57.8% | 12,872 | -85.1% |
| Student (F1) | 1,502 | 785 | 91.3% | 2,579 | -41.8% |
| Spouse or Child of E3 (E3D) | 1,303 | 1,850 | -29.6% | 3,550 | -63.3% |
| Returning E3 (E3R) | 1,092 | 1,775 | -38.5% | 2,026 | -46.1% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 682 | 1,170 | -41.7% | 2,231 | -69.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 425 | 1,921 | -77.9% | 5,423 | -92.2% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 318 | 353 | -9.9% | 793 | -59.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 311 | 569 | -45.3% | 1,393 | -77.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 577 immigrant visas issued for Australia 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) | 203 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 135 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 64 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 32 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 23 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 23 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 21 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 20 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 17 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 11 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,523 people from Australia were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 1,184 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,072 |
| Diversity | 226 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 695 |
| New York | 362 |
| Texas | 160 |
| Washington | 159 |
| Florida | 100 |
| Illinois | 79 |
| Michigan | 68 |
| Pennsylvania | 64 |
| Colorado | 62 |
| Massachusetts | 55 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 393 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 316 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 183 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 144 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 73 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 61 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 53 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 49 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 46 |
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, 577 people from Australia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 22 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 18 were removed for non-criminal charges and 27 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.