This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Croatia 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 3,281 nonimmigrant visas issued for Croatia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -69% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,372 | 8,532 | -83.9% | 10,764 | -87.3% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 601 | 1,213 | -50.5% | 3,696 | -83.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 501 | 142 | 252.8% | 826 | -39.3% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 209 | 146 | 43.2% | 201 | 4% |
| Student (F1) | 201 | 130 | 54.6% | 278 | -27.7% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 69 | 40 | 72.5% | 70 | -1.4% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 56 | 38 | 47.4% | 3 | 1766.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 47 | 49 | -4.1% | 127 | -63% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 40 | 29 | 37.9% | 61 | -34.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 24 | 13 | 84.6% | 35 | -31.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 71 immigrant visas issued for Croatia 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) | 18 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 17 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 8 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 7 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 6 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 4 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 4 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 2 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 2 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 1 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 241 people from Croatia 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 | 146 |
| Employment-based preferences | 69 |
| Diversity | 12 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 10 |
| Refugees and asylees | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 48 |
| New York | 47 |
| Texas | 23 |
| Florida | 21 |
| Washington | 14 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| New Jersey | 7 |
| Virginia | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 6 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 46 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 19 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 16 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 14 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 12 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 10 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 9 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 7 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 6 |
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, 624 people from Croatia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 5 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.