This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Belgium 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 4,516 nonimmigrant visas issued for Belgium, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 10% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 1,092 | 324 | 237% | 834 | 30.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 720 | 491 | 46.6% | 1,230 | -41.5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 650 | 478 | 36% | 906 | -28.3% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 423 | 1,190 | -64.5% | 2,544 | -83.4% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 387 | 324 | 19.4% | 311 | 24.4% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 189 | 156 | 21.2% | 393 | -51.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 188 | 223 | -15.7% | 450 | -58.2% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 150 | 89 | 68.5% | 252 | -40.5% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 78 | 103 | -24.3% | 235 | -66.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 76 | 109 | -30.3% | 162 | -53.1% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 112 immigrant visas issued for Belgium 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) | 26 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 23 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 16 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 11 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 10 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 7 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 7 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 3 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 3 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 2 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 629 people from Belgium were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 372 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 235 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 13 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 117 |
| New York | 83 |
| Florida | 63 |
| Texas | 50 |
| New Jersey | 26 |
| Washington | 21 |
| Illinois | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 18 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 92 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 49 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 43 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 28 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 25 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 24 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 24 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 21 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 17 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 17 |
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, 114 people from Belgium were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 8 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 4 were removed for non-criminal charges and 10 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.