This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Cabo Verde 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 292 nonimmigrant visas issued for Cabo Verde, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -63% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 174 | 654 | -73.4% | 3,392 | -94.9% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 26 | 25 | 4% | 30 | -13.3% |
| Student (F1) | 23 | 11 | 109.1% | 51 | -54.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 19 | 23 | -17.4% | 62 | -69.4% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 16 | 35 | -54.3% | 164 | -90.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | 16 | -37.5% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 6 | 5 | 20% | 7 | -14.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | -60% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 3 | 0 | Inf% | 1 | 200% |
| Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) | 3 | 4 | -25% | 35 | -91.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 897 immigrant visas issued for Cabo Verde 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) | 254 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 165 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 127 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 113 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 101 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 55 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 29 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 20 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 14 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 13 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 995 people from Cabo Verde 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 | 524 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 455 |
| Employment-based preferences | 12 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 773 |
| Rhode Island | 166 |
| Connecticut | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 |
| Florida | 8 |
| New York | 5 |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Alabama | 0 |
| Alaska | 0 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 630 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 289 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 8 |
| Non-CBSA | 4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 0 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 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, 21 people from Cabo Verde were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 46 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which - were removed for non-criminal charges and 14 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.