This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Cyprus 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 692 nonimmigrant visas issued for Cyprus, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 250 | 1,912 | -86.9% | 4,781 | -94.8% |
| Student (F1) | 167 | 59 | 183.1% | 182 | -8.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 49 | 57 | -14% | 93 | -47.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 39 | 29 | 34.5% | 98 | -60.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 33 | 14 | 135.7% | 31 | 6.5% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 29 | 3 | 866.7% | 8 | 262.5% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 20 | 5 | 300% | 20 | 0% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 19 | 12 | 58.3% | 28 | -32.1% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 16 | 14 | 14.3% | 36 | -55.6% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 16 | 6 | 166.7% | 21 | -23.8% |
From 2022-06-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 26 immigrant visas issued for Cyprus 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) | 5 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 4 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 3 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 3 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 2 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 2 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 2 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 1 |
| Unmarried children of CR1 visa holders (CR2) | 1 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 1 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 105 people from Cyprus 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 | 53 |
| Employment-based preferences | 43 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 22 |
| Texas | 13 |
| Florida | 12 |
| California | 11 |
| New Jersey | 8 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 28 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 5 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 5 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 3 |
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, 24 people from Cyprus 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.