This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Austria 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 4,342 nonimmigrant visas issued for Austria, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 25% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,378 | 1,246 | 10.6% | 2,827 | -51.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 935 | 642 | 45.6% | 2,085 | -55.2% |
| Student (F1) | 567 | 250 | 126.8% | 682 | -16.9% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 275 | 169 | 62.7% | 194 | 41.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 241 | 251 | -4% | 887 | -72.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 191 | 122 | 56.6% | 292 | -34.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 159 | 161 | -1.2% | 353 | -55% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 86 | 67 | 28.4% | 193 | -55.4% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 75 | 56 | 33.9% | 105 | -28.6% |
| Media-journalist (I) | 70 | 63 | 11.1% | 119 | -41.2% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 100 immigrant visas issued for Austria compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 28 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 23 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 12 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 8 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 8 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 5 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 3 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 3 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 3 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 311 people from Austria were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 160 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 134 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 7 |
| Diversity | 6 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 107 |
| New York | 47 |
| Texas | 18 |
| Florida | 17 |
| Georgia | 12 |
| Maryland | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 46 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 42 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 30 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 14 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 13 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 11 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 10 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 7 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 7 |
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, 46 people from Austria were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 5 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which D were removed for non-criminal charges and D were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.