This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Belarus 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 2,051 nonimmigrant visas issued for Belarus, 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) | 590 | 8,247 | -92.8% | 14,869 | -96% |
| Student (F1) | 345 | 93 | 271% | 249 | 38.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 313 | 391 | -19.9% | 718 | -56.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 167 | 166 | 0.6% | 971 | -82.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 141 | 62 | 127.4% | 212 | -33.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 107 | 92 | 16.3% | 209 | -48.8% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 76 | 33 | 130.3% | 98 | -22.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 70 | 71 | -1.4% | 88 | -20.5% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 43 | 5 | 760% | 6 | 616.7% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 29 | 29 | 0% | 64 | -54.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,159 immigrant visas issued for Belarus 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) | 760 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 138 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 93 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 26 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 20 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 17 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 15 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 14 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 13 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 13 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,723 people from Belarus were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Diversity | 481 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 472 |
| Employment-based preferences | 388 |
| Refugees and asylees | 293 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 89 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 389 |
| New York | 216 |
| Illinois | 155 |
| Florida | 124 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 |
| Washington | 107 |
| New Jersey | 105 |
| Massachusetts | 61 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Texas | 59 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 269 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 154 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 105 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 97 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 90 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 90 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 77 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 76 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 76 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 41 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were - new refugee arrivals and 94 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, 70 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 24 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, 103 people from Belarus were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 12 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 5 were removed for non-criminal charges and 7 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.