This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Cote d’Ivoire 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 961 nonimmigrant visas issued for Cote d’Ivoire, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -68% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 354 | 186 | 90.3% | 412 | -14.1% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 168 | 2,509 | -93.3% | 5,198 | -96.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 82 | 77 | 6.5% | 118 | -30.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 56 | 29 | 93.1% | 77 | -27.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 50 | 16 | 212.5% | 34 | 47.1% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 48 | 24 | 100% | 74 | -35.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 47 | 69 | -31.9% | 221 | -78.7% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 44 | 29 | 51.7% | 174 | -74.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 34 | 31 | 9.7% | 17 | 100% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 13 | 12 | 8.3% | 22 | -40.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,048 immigrant visas issued for Cote d’Ivoire compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 312 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 169 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 167 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 110 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 103 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 92 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 34 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 18 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 17 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 10 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,049 people from Cote d’Ivoire 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 | 542 |
| Diversity | 244 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 129 |
| Refugees and asylees | 78 |
| Employment-based preferences | 45 |
| Other | 11 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 211 |
| Texas | 109 |
| Maryland | 83 |
| Ohio | 78 |
| Georgia | 76 |
| Pennsylvania | 64 |
| New Jersey | 51 |
| California | 33 |
| North Carolina | 32 |
| Massachusetts | 27 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 236 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 63 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 60 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 60 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 41 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 25 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 24 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 23 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 20 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 26 new refugee arrivals and 48 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, 28 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 20 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, 128 people from Cote d’Ivoire 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 15 were removed for non-criminal charges and 26 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.