This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Bangladesh 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 13,764 nonimmigrant visas issued for Bangladesh, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 14% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 6,061 | 9,335 | -35.1% | 11,336 | -46.5% |
| Student (F1) | 4,165 | 545 | 664.2% | 1,711 | 143.4% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 1,190 | 268 | 344% | 457 | 160.4% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 680 | 307 | 121.5% | 631 | 7.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 354 | 563 | -37.1% | 823 | -57% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 225 | 213 | 5.6% | 348 | -35.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 205 | 145 | 41.4% | 375 | -45.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 180 | 95 | 89.5% | 117 | 53.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 120 | 106 | 13.2% | 104 | 15.4% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 114 | 75 | 52% | 170 | -32.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 8,647 immigrant visas issued for Bangladesh 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) | 3,715 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 1,999 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 1,362 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 398 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 244 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 234 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 216 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 107 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 96 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 60 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 9,272 people from Bangladesh were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Family-sponsored preferences | 4,884 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 2,892 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,367 |
| Refugees and asylees | 105 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 4,164 |
| Michigan | 836 |
| California | 524 |
| New Jersey | 494 |
| Texas | 470 |
| Virginia | 466 |
| Florida | 308 |
| Pennsylvania | 283 |
| Georgia | 236 |
| Maryland | 183 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 4,268 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 804 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 570 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 322 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 276 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 231 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 227 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 162 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 134 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 133 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 334 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, 45 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 289 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, 692 people from Bangladesh were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 717 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 260 were removed for non-criminal charges and 45 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.