This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Botswana 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 221 nonimmigrant visas issued for Botswana, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -67% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 86 | 29 | 196.6% | 66 | 30.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 31 | 41 | -24.4% | 87 | -64.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 20 | 21 | -4.8% | 105 | -81% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 19 | 34 | -44.1% | 44 | -56.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 15 | 10 | 50% | 15 | 0% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 13 | 495 | -97.4% | 974 | -98.7% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 7 | 3 | 133.3% | 6 | 16.7% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 6 | 3 | 100% | 12 | -50% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 5 | 6 | -16.7% | 7 | -28.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | 11 | -63.6% |
From 2022-06-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 24 immigrant visas issued for Botswana compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 10 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 3 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 3 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 2 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 1 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 1 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 43 people from Botswana were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 23 |
| Employment-based preferences | 13 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6 |
| New York | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Maryland | 5 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Iowa | 3 |
| Alabama | 0 |
| Alaska | 0 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 11 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 0 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 0 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 0 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 0 |
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, 9 people from Botswana were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which were removed for non-criminal charges and were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.