This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Burundi 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 394 nonimmigrant visas issued for Burundi, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -8% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 117 | 82 | 42.7% | 109 | 7.3% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 97 | 263 | -63.1% | 968 | -90% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 60 | 37 | 62.2% | 92 | -34.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 21 | 6 | 250% | 19 | 10.5% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 20 | 8 | 150% | 39 | -48.7% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 20 | 3 | 566.7% | 2 | 900% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 19 | 2 | 850% | 8 | 137.5% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 9 | 0 | Inf% | 0 | Inf% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 8 | 10 | -20% | 31 | -74.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 6 | 7 | -14.3% | 31 | -80.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 192 immigrant visas issued for Burundi 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) | 73 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 39 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IH3) | 25 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 21 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 12 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 8 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 8 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 5 |
| Religious Workers (SD) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,099 people from Burundi were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Refugees and asylees | 958 |
| Diversity | 74 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 52 |
| Employment-based preferences | 10 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 176 |
| Arizona | 93 |
| Ohio | 69 |
| Kentucky | 57 |
| Iowa | 56 |
| New York | 51 |
| Pennsylvania | 46 |
| North Carolina | 43 |
| Michigan | 42 |
| Utah | 36 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 87 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 61 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 32 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 27 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 26 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 25 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 23 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 19 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 18 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 17 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 53 new refugee arrivals and 52 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, 36 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 16 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, 12 people from Burundi were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 18 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.